Billy Burns and Bath Rugby forwards help England to superb IRB Junior World Championships win over Australia in New Zealand

Billy Burns kicked 13 points as the young Bath fly-half inspired England under-20s to an impressive 38-24 victory over Australia at the IRB Junior World Championships in New Zealand on Friday. The former Beechen Cliff School pupil - whose brother Freddie will start at fly-half for the senior England team in Saturday's first test against the All Blacks - kicked a penalty to start the comeback after the Aussies had scored an early converted try. Burns - who played for Walcot and Oldfield, and is now with Aviva Premiership club Gloucester Rugby - then added the extras to tries from Henry Taylor (2), Nathan Earle (2) and Gus Jones as England turned on the style at the QBE Stadium in Auckland. Bath Rugby Academy duo Tom Woolstencroft and Charlie Ewels were in the pack for England, who opened their JWC defence with a big 63-3 win over Italy on Monday. England are now in control of Pool A ahead of Tuesday's final group game against Argentina (6.35am BST).

Thanks for all the messages. A tough game but a great result! All credit to the boys one hell of a shift !

— Billy Burns (@BillyBurns10) June 6, 2014

Great feeling to come through games like that with the win. Credit to the Aussies, physical game! Building for Argentina now #JWC2014

— Charlie Ewels (@charlieewels) June 6, 2014

Top shift from the boys against a quality Aussie side. Still more to come! #JWC2014

— Tom Woolstencroft (@TWoolfy) June 6, 2014

England U20s - "team on three". Big performance from the young guns tonight. What did you make of it? #JWC2014https://t.co/mqG80n6JFQ

— England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) June 6, 2014

England captain Maro Itoje said: "Australia are a top side and coming into the game we had nothing but the utmost respect for them – they threw a lot at us but I thought we coped well. "We really pulled together and showed a lot of heart and passion to get that result. I'm really happy with how the team performed, but again we feel that there's still more to give. "It was great to have the support of the seniors at the game. That meant a massive amount to the boys and we're looking forward to watching their game tomorrow and then taking on Argentina on Tuesday." Forwards coach Ian Peel added: "It was a really good test for us - both mentally and physically. The lads know they've been in a tough game; the forwards put in some excellent scrum work and our line out functioned well. We pressured them, stole some good ball and ultimately set up a strong platform. "The breakdown was a big target area for us and I thought we came out on top, which is ultimately why we won the game. The matches come thick and fast, we've got a few bumps and bruises so we'll recover well and get ready to go for Tuesday against Argentina."