Plenty of England fans make the trip to the Dairy Farmers Stadium for the World Cup opener against Papua New Guinea

The Queensland city of Townsville has a significant Papua New Guinean presence meaning it is almost a home game for their side

St Helens wing Ade Gardner goes over for England's first try after a nervy start for coach Tony Smith's side

Papua New Guinea make a superb start and Jason Chan scores PNG's second of three first-half tries

St Helens full-back Paul Wellens feels the force of the PNG defence and England are 16-12 down at the break

England's players look shell-shocked going into half-time

England captain Jamie Peacock rallies his players as the second half gets under way

Wests Tigers-bound Gareth Ellis and his fellow England forwards are given a thorough examination by their physical opponents

Peacock leads the way as his side hit back through Lee Smith in the 51st minute

And Leeds winger Smith completes his hat-trick on debut on 72 minutes after a barracking run from club team-mate Keith Senior