London: Reece Walsh lit up London, repaying the faith of coach Kevin Walters in a sublime Test debut to lead Australia to a 26-6 victory and a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series.

The premiership-winner scored two tries, saved two tries and had the 60,812 fans at Wembley Stadium on its feet on a number of occasions in a man-of-the-match performance, justifying the decision to leave incumbent Kangaroos fullback Dylan Edwards on the sideline for the opening Test of the three-game series.

Reece Walsh performs the swan dive as he crossed for the first of two tries at Wembley Stadium. Credit: Getty

Walsh and Roosters backrower Angus Crichton, who also scored two tries, were arguably the best two players on the field.

They were aided by the controlling performance of hooker Harry Grant, who ha

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