All Blacks hold off England in Twickenham thriller

England were left distraught by another missed opportunity to topple New Zealand after George Ford just failed to convert a late penalty and drop-goal attempt in a 24-22 defeat at Allianz Stadium.

The All Blacks had regained the lead when Mark Tele'a plundered the second of his two tries, but the hosts were presented with a late chance to snatch victory when Anton Lienert-Brown made a dangerous tackle on Theo Dan.

Ford saw his 77th-minute penalty hit the right upright and once England had failed to make the most of the ensuing short-range scrum, he was also wide with a drop-goal in a heartbreaking conclusion to Autumn Nations Series opener.

England prop Joe Marler had lit the fuse for the match by dismissing the Haka as "ridiculous" and calling for it to be "binned", but the fireworks promised by All Blacks captain Scott Barrett in response never materialised until the closing stages.

Instead, a disappointingly poor New Zealand were reeled in during the second quarter as England looked to avenge their 2-0 series defeat to the same opponents in July.

The All Blacks showed their killer instinct in scoring first-half tries by Tele'a and Will Jordan, although they were assisted by weaknesses in the home defence that saw Ellis Genge exposed twice.

A steady stream of Marcus Smith penalties, two of them won by England's dominant scrum, keep the hosts in the fight and the game was turned on its head their fly-half orchestrated a vital score for Immanuel Feyi-Waboso.

New Zealand were not done, however, as they engineered a crucial touchline for Tele'a that was improved by a touchdown conversion from Damian McKenzie.

Marler's view on the Haka was clearly not shared by the 82,000 crowd as they roared on England's advance to the halfway