It took 37 minutes for Australia to make an attacking entry into England's 22 at Twickenham on Sunday. When they finally did, England picked off the Wallabies' lineout. It was that type of night for Australia in London.
Had it not been for Max Jorgensen's intercept on the stroke of halftime, then for the second straight Test match Australia would have been out of the contest at the break. As it was, it was only a momentary blip on an historic night for England, as they put up a record score against their fierce rivals.
The Wallabies had no attack, no defence - no hope. And they are now well and truly back to square one - if not beyond it - with defence coach Scott McLeod under the heaviest scrutiny of all.
England's 45-22 win was as dominant as it looks, with the writing on the wall from just the second minute after Immanuel Feyi-Waboso skipped through Australia's defence on a simple right-hand side shift. While the play was called back for a blatant forward pass one phase earlier, it was a clear sign of things to come.
Steve Borthwick's side ran in seven tries, two of which were scored by "hybrid" player Henry Pollock, whose trademark celebration underscored the smug comfortability of England's win. It was just too easy.
With all the momentum up front, England finished the Test match with a whopping 621 run metres, 199 more than their opponents, and used it to dominate territory, roll their maul with great effect from close range, and set sweeping backline movements, the pick of which came immediately after halftime when Jack van Poortvliet received the final pass back inside from Tommy Freeman and sprinted away untouched.
It was a moment of redemption, too, for the England No. 9 after he had presented Jorgensen with a pass that hit the Wallabies winger on the chest. It would have been the perfect ball had Jorgensen not been wearing another colour -- and running in the opposite direction.
But it was going to take a mighty reversal of proceedings for Australia to flip the first-half script which had them trailing at 19-10 at the break. And van Poortvliet's five-pointer ensured it vanished immediately before England went on to lead by as much as 28 points in the second stanza.
While Australia created - but failed to finish -- multiple chances in their first-half thrashing by the All Blacks in Sydney, they did not fire a shot in the first 40 at Twickenham. They had no go-forward, their fundamentals poor, their exits short and even charged down; but it was the ease at which England rolled up field that was of most concern.
For just as Damien McKenzie barely had a hand laid on him in Bledisloe II, this time Fin Smith was playing from a serene platform created by a pack that destroyed Australia, led by the ever-enthusiastic Ben Earl, who topped the ball-carry count with 22.
Les Kiss' decision to have Rob Valetini on the bench proved foolhardy, as Australia could not make any impression on the England defensive line and were repeatedly forced to go to the air, where Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii at least achieved parity.
"Firstly, England certainly pinned us well, they controlled that field position, put pressure on us at different times," Kiss told reporters post-match. "We just didn't get going, particularly in the first half, and I give a lot of credit to England, the way they imposed their plan on us. They didn't give us a chance to impose what we would like to have done with the ball, for sure.
"We were just trying to exit, get it towards halfway, then try and win another battle in the air, and then push it to the corners again. When we had a chance in the middle third, we probably got a little bit narrow and just didn't get our game going at all.
"And I think the first half was indicative of what momentum they had. And we just couldn't recover into a mode that was going to give us a chance to get on the front foot effectively for a long time."
While the lack of momentum was in no way fly-half Declan Meredith's fault, the sight of the Wallabies No. 10 taking crash ball into two England forwards typified Australia's directionless first 40.
Ben Donaldson added some spark when he came on after the break, but he was among a number of Wallabies who pushed passes after half-breaks, while a rare piece of Australian endeavour borne out of an Isaac Henry charge was brought undone by a muddled follow-up phase and poor cleanout.
But there is no hiding from the headline story: The Wallabies have now conceded more than 40 points in three consecutive Test matches, the ease at which their opponents are moving up field is genuinely frightening.
Australia have no line speed and are being beaten routinely on the swing ball that drags their midfield defenders in tight and frees up space for opposition wingers. The fact that Henry Pollock, a flanker playing on the wing, finished with 74 run metres should explode the alarm bells that have been ringing within the Australian defensive system for some time.
What McLeod is trying to achieve isn't working, though there were problems under Laurie Fisher before that, too.
Filipo Daugunu at least provided some positivity for Australia off the bench for the second straight Test, while Suaalii also looked more threatening on the wing, save for an upright carry - a classic rugby league play - that saw him held up in the tackle and result in an early England turnover.
Kiss will have to recall Valetini to the starting team to face Scotland, whose maul put up two tries on the All Blacks; the same number Australia conceded from the set-piece on Sunday. Tom Hooper should also be available and might form part of a back-row rethink that needs to offer an opportunity to Carlo Tizzano.
Whether it is the Fraser McReight's smaller frame or maybe that opposition breakdowns have identified him as such a threat, and set about directly nullifying him as a result, the Wallabies No. 7 has been unable to affect any influence on the breakdown across the past three matches. Tizzano deserves an opportunity to start. Angus Bell should avoid further sanction after he suffered the ignominy of becoming the first Test player to cop a yellow card for a hip-drop tackle.
But it is going to take a complete reversal of Australia's game for them to be any chance at Murrayfield in seven days' time, too.
The Scots, under Gregor Townsend, have dominated the Wallabies, and while they do not share the same power up front as England, if they are handed even half the momentum their Calcutta Cup rivals enjoyed on Sunday then Finn Russell will tear Australia apart.
"Yeah, well, that's the reality of Test rugby," Kiss replied when asked if the Wallabies could right the ship for next week. "Look, it'll be on us before we know it, we just can't sit back on our heels and cop that and not have a response somewhere.
"We train well, but it's got to be better than training. I'd rather train terrible and put the 80 minutes on. That's more important, but we've got to find a solution to get that right.
"I can't fault the boys and their effort, and their ambition to make sure they work hard to get the little things right that we want in our game, but we've got to transfer it. Is a week long enough? It has to be, seven days."
Defensively, the Wallabies are broken. While their attacking masterclass against the Springboks has also been forgotten. Kiss' problems are myriad, and the longer the Australian rugby public waits for the Wallabies' "response", the further away it feels that they may actually deliver one.