The Wallabies have fallen to a disappointing 25-7 defeat against England at Twickenham, opening the European leg of their extended end of season tour with a loss.
Unable to repeat last year's stunning, last-gasp victory at the same venue, Australia were simply out-played by Steve Borthwick's men, whose winning run now stretches to eight consecutive Test matches.
[SUMMARY]Former England captain Matt Dawson was scathing in his assessment on BBC Sport, saying the Wallabies were "dreadful" and "the worst I have seen them, ever."
"Australia were so disjointed," the 77-time capped scrum half said.
"It was a woeful performance."
And although that hyperbolic reaction was extreme and unfair, the Wallabies can have no complaints about the manner or margin of defeat.
The Wallabies only scored via a breakaway try from Harry Potter in the first half, as England ran in four tries to record a comprehensive victory.
Potter's score kept the scoreline close at half-time, with England leading 10-7 thanks to a penalty from George Ford and a converted Ben Earl try.
The Wallabies improved after the break, enjoying some passages of play near the English line.
But their inaccuracy was punished by the hosts, who scored through Henry Pollock— who was later sin-binned for repeated infringements on the line — and maul-led scores to Alex Mitchell and Luke Cowan-Dickie.
"We just didn't get [our attack] right on the day," a disappointed Harry Wilson said after the match.
"There was a lot of good today, but to score points you've gotta score in the a[ttacking] zone and we weren't good enough today.
"We're very disappointed."
England, who were able to call upon six British and Irish Lions tourists from a high-quality bench, executed their game plan to perfection, kicking early and often to keep the Wallabies pinned back in their own half.
Veteran fly half Ford steered the English around the park perfectly and, aligned with the inch-perfect box kicking of Mitchell, England were always in command and comfortably regained the Ella-Mobbs Trophy.
England dominated in the air, Freddy Steward, Tom Roebuck and Tommy Freeman in particular towering above the Aussies and plucking balls from their opponents' grasps at will.
Only Fraser Dingwall's errant pass that released Potter could be considered a blemish, although that was far from the only chance the hosts butchered in the opening 40 minutes.
"[The] First game is notoriously a bit difficult," Ford told TNT Sports.
"There was a thunderbolt moment with the intercept, which can cloud your judgement, we felt dominant but you look at the scoreboard and it is only 10-7.
"The first 10 minutes of the second half were scrappy but we got there in the end."
Potter brilliantly denied Earl by holding him up, while Fraser McReight's jackalling repeatedly stymied the English advances.
But in the end, that power pack of a bench was too strong and England pulled away.
Australia must regroup before facing Italy in the north-western city of Udine next week.
Look back on how all the action unfolded in our live blog.
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