England's road to glory in photos

1 of 10 Ben Cohen scores as England open their World Cup campaign in style, grabbing a dozen tries in an 84-6 win over Georgia in Perth

2 of 10 Will Greenwood's try helps England win a tense encounter with South Africa 25-7 and puts them on course to top Pool C

3 of 10 Phil Vickery scores as England survive a real scare against an inspired Samoa to earn a place in the quarter-finals with a 35-22 win

4 of 10 Josh Lewsey runs in five tries as England emerge as Pool C winners with ease after a 111-13 demolition of Uruguay

5 of 10 Jason Robinson's break sets up a try as England are forced to fight hard for a 28-17 win over Wales in a thrilling quarter-final

6 of 10 Jonny Wilkinson opens the scoring in the semi-final against France and scores all England's points in a 24-7 win

7 of 10 England begin well in the final against Australia and Jason Robinson slides over to make the score 14-5 at half-time

8 of 10 Australia chip away at the lead and Elton Flatley makes it 14-14 in the last minute to send the game into extra-time

9 of 10 In the dying seconds of extra-time, Jonny Wilkinson kicks a drop goal to clinch a 20-17 victory

10 of 10 Skipper Martin Johnson finally gets his hands on the ultimate prize and lifts the Webb Ellis trophy