Kangaroos coach Kevin Walters has brushed aside concerns over rule interpretations and refereeing in the Ashes series, ahead of the first Test at Wembley .

The English game operates with subtle differences to some laws, notably a green card for players perceived to have feigned injury to win a penalty. The green card sends them off the pitch for two minutes.

There are also some differences in the stripping laws, making it illegal for a one-on-one strip after other defenders have fallen off the tackle.

But Walters has pledged not to slate the referee whatever happens - not that he thinks the whistler’s decisions will be the difference between winning and losing.

“My father taught me from a very young age not to ever use the referee as an excuse for your performance, and that’ll be th

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