Kangaroos' 16-12 win over England saves Australia's Four Nations hopes England's Ryan Hall is controversially denied a try by Australia's Greg Inglis. Australian coach Tim Sheens has told his players not to focus on beating Samoa and not worry about trying to make up a points differential after a last minute disallowed try to England kept alive the Kangaroos hopes of making the Four Nations final. The Kangaroos won 16-12 after coming from behind to avoid becoming the first Australian team to suffer back to back losses since 1978 but they remain in danger of missing the final of a tournament for the first time since the 1954 World Cup if England beat New Zealand in Dunedin next Saturday. Should England win, the Kangaroos would need to beat Samoa in Wollongong next Sunday and may also have to overcome a points differential as they currently have a for-and-against of minus 14. Hopes alive: Greg Inglis crossed for a remarkable try for the Kangaroos. In contrast, the Kiwis differential is plus 20 and England's is plus 2. "I told the players that we are not playing in the final yet, we have got a big game this week and so have England," said Sheens, who admitted he had never been in such a position. New Zealand looked scratchy and only just beat Samoa, and Samoa played strongly. At the end of the day we have still got to win the game. I am not counting scorelines. We have just got to win. Early lead: A Ryan Hall try had Australia on the back foot. But it would have been mission impossible for Australia if video referee Bernard Sutton had awarded the 80th minute try England winger Ryan Hall and five-eighth Gareth Widdop had converted to snatch victory. England players had been lining up for a goal line drop but began celebrating as replays showed Hall got a touch on the ball in a race with Kangaroos fullback Greg Inglis for a Liam Farrell grubber. They then vented their disappointment after the try was disallowed, with prop James Graham telling referee Gerard Sutton: "That was a f---ing try." Fullback Sam Tomkins also said: "Have you just seen what I have seen." Sutton explained: "He got a finger to it as the ball was rising." Sheens admitted he had been unsure what decision the match officals would make but believed they had arrived at the right result. "Had tit been a try I think the player would have celebrated," Sheens said. Had he scored he would have been jumping up and down but he wasn't, they went down and waited for a goal line drop out. Australian captian Cameron Smith said: "I think they were trying to bluff the referee, a lot of teams do that." Sheens made four changes to the side beaten last weekend by New Zealand, with Brisbane halfback Ben Hunt, Sydney Roosters backrower Boyd Cordner and Canterbury prop David Klemer joining Canberra forward Josh Papalii on the bench and Newcastle teenager Sione Mata'utia making his Test debut on the wing. However, injuries again caused problems with Australia's interchange rotation after secondrower Beau Scott was forced from the field with a hamstring injury that will keep him out of next Sunday's Samoa match in just the 10th minute and Smith moved to lock when Hunt came on at dummy half in the 53rd minute. At the time, the Kangaroos were trailing 12-4 and the tactic changed the mometum of the game. Until then, England appeared comfortably into control of the match after first half tries by centre Kallum Watkins and winger Ryan Hall. Centre Michael Jennings scored the opening try in the 17th minute after capitalising on Australia's only line-break of the first half created by Daly Cherry-Evans putting Greg Bird into space with an inside ball. In contrast, England made four first half line-breaks and could have easily had another try just seconds before the interval after fullback Sam Tomkins made a long break but the ball to five-eighth Gareth Widdop went to ground near the Kangaroos line. Hooker Daryl Clarke also botched a try scoring opportunity in the 29th minute after Hall broke through the Australian defence just 15 metres from his own line and England had a three on two advantage but the Man of Steel went himself and was dragged into touch 75 metres from where the break had started. However, referee Gerard Sutton awarded England a penalty and Tomkins put Watkins over on the opposite side of the field. Widdop's goal put England ahead 6-4 after Smith had failed to add the extras from Jennings' try and missed for the Kangaroos and Hall gave his countrymen further hope of an historic win when he scored in the 34th minute after a brilliant flick pass from London-raised centre Dan Sarginson. However, the injection of Hunt proved a game changer and the Broncos playmaker swooped on a Smith grubber to score just four minutes after replacing Sam Thaiday in his Test debut. With an extra playmaker on the field, Cherry-Evans had more room and he sliced through the defence in the 63rd minute to put star fullback Greg Inglis over for the match winning try. Both teams will be sweating on decisions by the match review committee after Bird (lifting tackle), Farrell (chicken wing) and England captain Sean O'Loughlin (tripping) were placed on report.