Percy Montgomery's early penalty in Pretoria leaves England chasing the game from the off Jonny Wilkinson's penalty levels the scores before the Springboks' Ricky Januarie wins the race to score the first try Schalk Burger piles over on the half hour to extend the hosts' lead but Wilkinson's kicking keeps England in touch A deliberate knock-on sees Bryan Habana yellow carded to give the tourists an improved chance of closing the gap England take full advantage with Dan Scarbrough's converted try putting them 19-17 ahead at the interval Bakkies Botha completes a fine move soon after the break to put South Africa ahead only for Wilkinson to restore parity Those are the last points Brian Ashton's men score as the Springboks run in five more tries to win comfortably Despite losing 55-22, England show signs of improvement and should play better when more senior players return
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