Farrell gets out of jail as England find salvation

■ From NICK CAIN at Twickenham

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THERE are home-town decisions, and then there are those that come from the sofa in your own front room.
And Owen Farrell will be hugely relieved that he got one of the latter from Aussie referee Angus Gardner in the very last act of this Autumn series opener.
If the venue had been Cape Town rather than Twickenham you can bet your bottom dollar that the penalty following Farrell’s no arms high-shot on Springbo...

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