England finally began to gain a foothold in the match in the final quarter and were rewarded through Long's brace - the first from a penalty corner in the 58th minute and the second a good finish from Jo Ellis' cross with five minutes to go.

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Warrington's Penny then struck with his brace, first from following a kick into the corner by James Webster and then by getting himself on the end of a pass from Hall, although there were suspicions that the decisive offload was forward.

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