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JUSTICE FOR JERMAINE

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JERMAINE McGILLVARY kept up his red-hot scoring form but admitted his head was a mess.

The England winger revealed he was still upset at being wrongly accused of biting by Lebanon skipper Robbie Farah.

He was cleared at a hearing on Wednesday and responded with two tries yesterday to take his World Cup tally to four.

But he said: “I was a bit rusty and my head was a bit rattled. It is never nice to potentiall­y have your World Cup in ruins.

Killer

“It is something I have never experience­d before. It could have been my World Cup done.

“But justice has prevailed. It is done and dusted now. I want to enjoy the tournament.”

The win in Perth confirmed England’s quarter-final tie with Papua New Guinea in Melbourne on Sunday but a huge question mark hangs over their killer instincts.

For the second week running, Wayne Bennett’s side struggled to build on a strong half-time lead and failed to find a ruthless

 ??  ?? FRENCH FRIED: McGillvary scores a try and was a handful for France throughout the game (inset)
FRENCH FRIED: McGillvary scores a try and was a handful for France throughout the game (inset)
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