England confirmed their remarkable transformation from World Cup misfits to global contenders with a gutsy, backs-to-the-wall victory to record their first series win in Australia and to leapfrog the Wallabies to second in the world rankings.It was a defiant 23-7 victory over the Wallabies in the second test in Melbourne yesterday.And it was a triumph of English spirit and resilience, of guts and grit, for they spent most of the match defending as Australia came at them in wave after wave of gold shirts. But England somehow held firm to record a landmark moment.Played eight, won eight under Eddie Jones, the man and his team can do no wrong.The Six Nations champions, who conquered the second-ranked Wallabies 39-28 in the opening test in Brisbane, defended magnificently in the second half and then sealed the win through a late Owen Farrell try.Farrell, who was shifted to inside-centre for the second game, contributed 18 points with his try, two conversions and three penalty goals.By winning, England retained the Cook Cup.England led 10-7 at half time, but had to defend for long periods in the second half as the Wallabies probed for the breakthrough try.But it never came, due to a combination of the Wallabies' poor handling and England's unyielding defence protecting their line.It was yet another tactical masterpiece by England's Australian coach Jones, who again out-marshalled counterpart Michael Cheika.The Wallabies scored four tries in last week's defeat in Brisbane, but could only muster one this time through skipper Stephen Moore.The series will finish with a dead-rubber third game in Sydney next Saturday. Feelings boiled over with a melee in the 12th-minute after referee Craig Joubert had awarded a penalty to the Wallabies but reversed it after penalising Australia for foul play from the incident.England's powerful pack struck first blood midway through the half when skipper Dylan Hartley scored off a rolling maul close to the Wallabies' line for a 7-0 lead.The English supporters willed their team on singing "Sweet Chariot" as the Wallabies made handling errors and struggled for position.The English scrum showed their dominance by wheeling the Wallabies to get a psychological penalty to take play back into home territory.Farrell kicked England further ahead with a 31st-minute penalty.But the Wallabies struck back with the Australian pack pushing over for a try for skipper Moore with Bernard Foley landing the conversion from wide five minutes before half time.The try spurred the Wallabies and they finished the opening half pounding the English line and only stout defence held them at bay until the Wallabies lost the ball metres out and England had a reprieve.England began the second half strongly, again dominating field position, and the Wallabies were finding it difficult to get out of their half.Foley was penalised after a linesman intervention and Farrell kicked England six points clear.The Wallabies pressed England but numerous handling errors cost them the chance to hit the front.The home side was camped inside the England half but resolute defence and handling errors prevented the Wallabies from scoring the crucial try as the clock ticked down.England clinched the game and the series when Farrell toed ahead a loose ball and won the chase to dive on the ball.He converted to put England out of reach by 13 points.Farrell kicked another penalty on the siren to ice the victory to huge cheers from the travelling English supporters...