All Blacks escape with win against England at Twickenham

Or as England coach Eddie Jones put it in the build up, "We want to direct the movie, not just be in it."

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For 60 minutes England were in the directors' chair, and but for a disallowed try at the end may well have pulled it off.

The thunderous noise at Twickenham told you this was special.

England were muscular, fired up, clinical at times and they came so close.

But New Zealand showed the poise and patience that has made them double world champions to escape with a 16-15 victory under the leaden skies of southwest London.

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