Great Britain's Gareth Ellis fends off Matt Cooper during the early stages of the Tri-Nations encounter at Hull's KC Stadium

Australia forge ahead early on but are pegged back to 8-8 by Brian Carney's try after 29 minutes

But Britain see the match slip away as Mark O'Meley's try and Craig Fitzgibbon's kicking puts Australia in command

Worse follows for the home side when Brent Tate sprints two-thirds of the length of the pitch to touch down

Tate celebrates his great try - and Fitzgibbon adds the extras to put the Kangaroos 22-8 up

Mark Gasnier increases the lead by another four points by scoring Australia's fourth try of the match

Skipper Jamie Peacock rallies his side and they manage a late flurry with Richard Horne's try reducing the deficit to 26-14