LONDON (AP) England completed the year with a perfect winning record after overcoming Australia 37-21 in rugby at Twickenham on Saturday.
England was fortunate to trail by only three points at halftime but didn't panic, and incredibly dominated the Wallabies in the second half so well that the visitors got out of their territory only twice.
The English smashed Australia to make the result certain within 10 minutes of the restart, scoring two intelligent, converted tries to zoom from a nervy 16-13 down to a comfortable 27-16 ahead.
Despite conceding a second try to Australia, England capped its relentless pressure with a fourth try and second gift for center Jonathan Joseph.
That was the icing on England's 13th win in 13 tests for its first unbeaten year in 24 years, and only the second by a major team in the professional era.
The result also was England's 14th straight win, including four over Australia, to match the national record streak by the great 2002-03 team.
