Rugby league-Australia see off England 14-4 to win Ashes
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LIVERPOOL, England - Australia showed their world champion pedigree to overpower England 14-4 in the second test on Saturday and clinch the Ashes rugby league series 2-0.
England, who lost the first match at Wembley 26-6, offered far stronger resistance in a ferocious first half and the game was finely poised at 4-4 at Premier League soccer side Everton's new stadium.
Early second-half tries by Cameron Munster and Hudson Young, however, gave Australia a 10-point cushion and they held on comfortably to win the first rugby league Ashes for 22 years.
Australia have now won the last 14 series since Britain’s last success in 1970. The third and final test is in Leeds next Saturday. REUTERS
