England will look to do their part and hope other results go their way when they take on Papua New Guinea at WIN Stadium in Wollongong on Friday.
Brian McDermott's team are not mathematically eliminated, but they need to beat Papua New Guinea convincingly and hope that Tonga beat Samoa to help their chances of making the last four of the World Cup.
England are currently 68 points worse off than Samoa and they will look to hit the ground running from the outset this week.
England v Papua New Guinea Tips Summary
Best Bet - England -38.5 @ 11/10
Alternative Bet - Under 62.5 Points @ 91/100
Bet Builder - Dominic Young to score 2+ tries, Herbie Farnworth to score 2+ tries & Matty Ashton to score a try @ 17/5
England v Papua New Guinea Prediction
Best Bet: England -38.5 @ 11/10
England's disappointing 30-12 defeat to Tonga has left them in a tricky spot, but they should be able to outclass Jason Demetriou's team this week.
The two sides have met three times in the past, with England winning all three ties and they have held Papua New Guinea to six points in their last two encounters.
McDermott's side are going to need to come flying out of the blocks, but they produced a stunning display against France to win 82-0 last weekend.
While Papua New Guinea will prove a bigger stumbling block, they were hammered 64-6 by Samoa last time out and England should have too much attacking quality.
With England needing to do their part of the job to have any chance of progressing, they will play expansive rugby that should help them cover the spread without much stress.
Alternative Bet: Under 62.5 Points @ 91/100
England need to rack up as many points as possible, but it is unlikely that we will witness a game with 63 points or more.
Papua New Guinea are known for their aggressive nature in defence and they will make life as tough as they can for England for large periods of the first half.
However, they do not have the same attacking talent and it is going to be difficult for them to break England down. With that in mind, it is worth backing under 62.5 points for this clash in Wollongong.
England v Papua New Guinea Bet Builder Tip
Dominic Young to score 2+ tries
Herbie Farnworth to score 2+ tries
Matty Ashton to score a try
Pays 17/5
England will lean heavily on their wide players this week and three of them should be able to make a statement or two.
Newcastle Knights winger Dominic Young has scored four tries in two games and he should get plenty of chances to score out wide.
Centre Herbie Farnworth has three tries in two outings, and he will look to build on a campaign that saw him score 15 tries in 25 appearances in the NRL for the Dolphins.
Once the Papua New Guinea defence starts to tire, both Farnworth and Young should be able to pick the gaps they need to crash over.
The same should be said of Matty Ashton, who scored 19 tries in Super League for Warrington Wolves. Ashton is one of the best finishers in England and he should be on hand to punish Papua New Guinea out wide.
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Key Match Stats
England have lost four of their last five games
Wall of White come into this game on the back of an 82-0 victory over France
Papua New Guinea were beaten 64-6 by Samoa last weekend
Papua New Guinea have lost all three of their games against England
Papua New Guinea have not scored more than six points against England in their last two meetings
England's Dominic Young has scored four tries in two games
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