England snap Wales’ 14-game winning streak in opening World Cup warm-up game

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An experimental England squad beat a strong Wales team 33-19 at Twickenham Sunday, with the hosts following a typically abrasive first-half lead with a composed second half performance.

An England line-up featuring only a handful of regular first-choice starters overpowered Wales thanks to tries from Billy Vunipola, Joe Cokanasiga and Luke Cowan-Dickie, as well as flawless kicking from captain and fly-half George Ford.

Wales struggled for attacking cohesion throughout, in spite of tries for Gareth Davies, George North and Alun Wyn Jones, and the visiting Grand Slam winners compounded their woes with an injury to fly-half Gareth Anscombe.

Debutant scrum-half Willi Heinz was among a number of fringe England players that advanced their claims for inclusion in the World Cup squad that coach Eddie Jones will name on Monday.

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