England’s heartache goes on as Ford fails to land the killer blow

■ By NICK CAIN at Twickenham

England ............................. 22pts
Try: Feyi-Waboso 45
Conversion: Smith 45
Penalties: Smith 5, 13, 31, 60; Spencer 37

New Zealand ................... 24pts
Tries: Tele’a 9, 76; Jordan 28
Conversions: B Barrett 10, 29, 77
Penalty: McKenzie 67

ENGLAND are still the nearly men as the dice fell for New Zealand in an Autumn series opener of the finest margins.
England were denied the victory they craved twice in the last two minutes, with George Ford hitting the post with a penalty, and then slicing a drop-goal wide with th...

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