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Sleightholme, 24, came on as a replacement and scored twice in the second half to register his first two international tries.<\/p>\n
Marcus Smith’s touchline conversion from the Northampton wing’s second try put England into a 30-28 lead heading into the final 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
However, two Wallaby tries – either side of Itoje’s 78th-minute score – saw Australia register only their second win against England in their past 12 meetings.<\/p>\n
The frantic finale also prevented a dream first game at Allianz Stadium for Sleightholme, who won his third cap on Saturday.<\/p>\n
“It was nice to score but it doesn’t mean anything if you don’t win,” he added.<\/p>\n
It is the fourth game in five matches that Borthwick’s side have fallen on the wrong side of the final play, following two close Tests against the All Blacks in July and a 33-31 defeat by France<\/a> in their final game of this year’s Six Nations.<\/p>\n On Saturday, England will face world champions South Africa, who defeated Scotland<\/a> in their opening match of the autumn on Sunday.<\/p>\n “We’re testing fans’ patience, testing our patience,” admitted England number eight Ben Earl. “It feels like we won the game twice against Australia and then managed to lose it. Frustrating.<\/p>\n “Not the same old problems, different problems, but the same overwhelming feeling of another game that we’ve let slip. So food for thought.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n