Rugby League World Cup: England crush Greece as Dom Young scores four tries

Dominic Young scored four first-half tries as a rampant England ran in an incredible 17 in total to crush debutants Greece 94-4.

Wane's men finished top of Group A despite having already qualified for the knockout stage.

England's previous record in the tournament was set in 2000 when they thrashed Russia 76-4.

England dominated from that point on as Greece fought back from a 10-4 deficit.

Young, Lees, Hall, Burgess, and Williams all scored in the first half.

The onslaught continued in the second period as Tommy Makinson and Tommy Sneyd both touched down, while debutants Joe Batchelor and and KaiPearce-Paul also ran in either side of two tries from Andy Ackers.

England will play the runner-up of Group D in Wigan in the quarter-finals.

The Cook Islands and Wales have a mathematical chance of reaching the knockout stages.

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Ruthless England show no mercy

England maintained their flawless record in the tournament but this was an utterly ruthless performance in attack, with every surge up front seeming to end in a try.

Australia's win over Russia in 2000 was the second highest score in the history of the tournament.

England have not lost to a team other than Australia or New Zealand since 1975, when they were beaten by Wales.

Young said before the tournament that he wanted to "prove a point" in England because of a lack of first team opportunities.

The 21-year-old was at the heart of England's merciless finishing with another breathtaking display, taking his tally to eight in the tournament, the most of any player and just four short of the record set by Australia's ValentineHolmes.

All of Young's tries came in the first 40 minutes, with Lees running through and Hall bustling over, with Williams converting.

At the start of the second half, in place of the rested skipper Sam Tomkins, Makinson reacted quickly to ground the ball, joining the try- scoring party.

Sneyd's points tally in the game was 30 after he kicked 13 conversions.

Hall scored his 14th World Cup try when he touched down from a Sneyd pass, taking his tally to 39 in 40 tries for England.

On his first Test appearance, Batchelor slid home, as did Pearce-Paul, while Ackers also scored two times.

The loudest cheer of the afternoon came for Greece when 18-year-old full-back Taukamo side-stepped Pearce-Paul to score.