Mike Collett-White

Followed politics, war, entertainment, sport and the rest of life in Russia, C. Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, UK and beyond. Now Asian top news editor.

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Life and death in Damascus https://t.co/u8TEPMnUie via @Reuters

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Launchbury man of the match http://t.co/Gqpvc3OlqM via @BBCSport - surely the weirdest moment of the night.

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#RugbyWorldCup #ENGvAUS Stuart Lancaster urges England fans to get behind the team...A tough ask just at the moment.

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#RugbyWorldCup #ENGvAUS England heads bowed. Twickenham empties in record time. Lancaster's job doesn't look secure.

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#ENGvAUS #RugbyWorldCup That's it! 13-33. A thrashing. Hosts out for first time at pool stage. Massive blow. Australia superb.

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#ENGvAUS #RugbyWorldCup Matt Giteau in the corner after a flowing move, England one man down. No stopping him.

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#RugbyWorldCup #ENGvAUS And that is officially a rout. England gamely swing it right and left, but loose ball and Australia in the corner!!

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#RugbyWorldCup #ENGvAUS It's a gold and green tide now, and "waltzing Matilda" rings out around Twickenham. What a performance by Australia.

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#RugbyWorldCup #ENGvAUS You know it's over when the crowds start to stream out with 5 to go....Another scrum collapses...26-13

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#RugbyWorldCup #ENGvAUS Twickenham has gone flat. You can feel it ebbing away.

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#RugbyWorldCup #ENGvAUS 23-13.

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#RugbyWorldCup #ENGvAUS I think Stuart Lancaster knows what a big moment that is. England were on the up, and really in with a chance...

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#ENGvAUS #RugbyWorldCup Yellow card! I think that might be that...England's Farrell is off

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#ENGvAUS #RWC2015 A very costly penalty given away to England just when things were turning the hosts' way.

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#RugbyWorldCup #ENGvAUS Anthony Watson shanks a kick straight to touch and the momentum is gone.

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#RugbyWorldCup #ENGvAUS Nerve jangling 15 ahead folks

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#ENGvAUS #RugbyWorldCup Farrell penalty. 20-13...

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#ENGvAUS #RugbyWorldCup For once, Australia lose the plot, flinging it loose while on the attack. England kick through, penalty 30 yards out

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#ENGvAUS #RugbyWorldCup England built some momentum there, but penalty to Australia allows them to slow it all down. Who can blame them?

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#RugbyWorldCup #ENGvAUS It's all gone a bit kick crazy...