Wallabies beat England to snap losing streak after Swain sees red

Australia brushed off a series of setbacks, including a first-half red card for lock Darcy Swain, to beat England 30-28 at Perth Stadium on Saturday and snap an eight-match losing streak against their old rivals.

Replacements Jordan Petaia, Folau Fainga'a and Pete Samu scored tries in the last quarter as Australia recorded their first win over the English since knocking the co-hosts out of the 2015 World Cup.

It was quite a turnaround for the Wallabies, who must have thought they were cursed after the first 34 minutes of the contest.

They lost flyhalf Quade Cooper to a calf injury in the warm- up, fullback Tom Banks with a broken forearm after a nasty fall 21 minutes in, and Swain to a red card for a headbutt just after the half hour mark.

"You can't script sport, you can do all these plans and then they go out the window," said Wallabies captain Michael Hooper.

"We had to dig deep and go to the well a bit. It's a start but there's a long way to go."

Swain was dismissed for retaliating to a hair pull from England second row Jonny Hill, who was shown a yellow card for his part in the melee.

LOUD YELL

That incident aside, the first half was notable only for Maro Itoje's attempts to distract Australia at the lineout with a loud yell, a tactic the referee quickly cautioned him against repeating.

The teams turned around level at 6-6 after two penalties apiece from England kicker Owen Farrell and his Australian counterpart Noah Lolesio.

The Wallabies edged ahead from Lolesio's third penalty four minutes after the break but England prop Ellis Genge rolled over the line on the back of a maul five minutes later to inch England back in front at 11-9.

Australia hit back after 64 minutes, putting together their first sustained attack of