The win at Old Trafford came after Ferguson's side suffered back-to-back league defeats against Chelsea and Liverpool, as well as progressing in the FA Cup and Champions League against Arsenal and Marseilles respectively.
Three times in the opening minutes England worked the blind-side superbly with full-back Delon Armitage showing welcome signs of a return to form with two incisive thrusts.
When Kevin Doyle held off Brede Hangeland on the right there looked to be little real danger, but the Irishman clipped an enticing cross to the back post and Van Damme side-footed the ball back across a scrambling Mark Schwarzer to claim his first goal for the club.
But then the home side lost back-row Robin Sowden-Taylor to the sin-bin for slowing down ball, Priestland kicking the resulting penalty for a 11-6 lead at half-time.
But Leadbitter's side-footed effort back into the box was cleared by Richard Dunne and Jones could only get a toe to another delivery to the back post.
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Boulahrouz - back in the side after six weeks out with a knee injury - was soon joining Marshall back in the treatment rooms though after dislocating his shoulder when defending a corner.
Gareth McAuley missed out just before the break when the full-back headed into the side-netting from an inswinging Chris Brunt cross.
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Knifed drop-shot from Murray on the back-hand side, but that's great scrambling from Chela to keep the game alive, yanking a backhand volley past the flailing Scot.
England, who are bidding to become the first side to win back-to-back World Cups, have been on an upward curve since losing to South Africa in Paris, beating Samoa, Tonga, Australia and France to reach the final.
Widdop, one of six members of the under-20s side, is understudy to Australia full-back Billy Slater and could play in the game at the Twickenham Stoop as the Australians prepare to face Leeds at Elland Road on Sunday 28 February.
The centre-back, back in the side after a four-match injury lay-off, failed to control a harmless ball from Shola Ameobi, allowing the pacy Duff to pounce and slot past Scott Carson from 10 yards.
Midfielder Javier Mascherano, playing at right-back for the Anfield side, saw his long-range shot skim the top of the crossbar shortly before the break.
Having lost their last three games, it looked like Crusaders fans were in for another rough night, but, despite going behind early on, the home side found the strength to bounce back against the side second-bottom of the Super League.
Left-back Innocent Mdledle and left-side midfielder Franklin Cale were the other two players left out of the final squad.
Ponting was in charge in 2005 when Australia also lost 2-1 in England, but his side won the Ashes back with a 5-0 victory on home soil.
The absences forced coach Mick Potter to name rookie debutant Lee Gaskell, 19, at stand-off, with Jon Wilkin back in the side at scrum-half alongside him after a 12-match injury absence.
And young full-back Coleman says his side can use the experience of their semi-final in their clash with Cardiff.
Early errors allowed Saracens full-back Alex Goode to put his side 6-0 ahead with two penalties.
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During qualifying he alternated between centre-back, left-back and the left-side of a three-man defence.
Grayson is set to earn back his starting place in the Saints side on the back of his last-minute heroics.
Mourinho's gestures from the sidelines made it clear he wanted Inter to exploit the areas around Chelsea left-back Yuri Zhirkov, but the Russian full-back twice rescued his side with perfect challenges on Eto'o and Pandev as they closed in on keeper Ross Turnbull.
But the youthful visitors - 10 of the side were 25 or under - were on the back foot from the first whistle and Ireland never looked like losing as they secured a seventh win in eight attempts against England.
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He cut-back for the oncoming Hasselbaink who cleverly side-stepped and sweetly lofted the ball into the top left-hand corner to put Cardiff 2-0 up.
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