England have out-classed Samoa 30-10 on Saturday at Campbelltown Stadium, shrugging off criticism of their Australian-born contingent and coach Wayne Bennett.

Prop and Canterbury skipper James Graham was superb in the five-tries-to-two win, running for a game-high 168 metres and scoring the match-sealing try.

The Samoans were given a sniff when Brisbane five-eighth Anthony Milford came up with a piece of individual brilliance to jink through the line and make it 20-10 with 13 minutes on the clock.

However Graham barged over in the 74th to ensure the victory before Jermaine McGillvary put the cherry on top.

England proved too disciplined and too well drilled, with halves Luke Gale and Kevin Brown outstanding.

Hooker Josh Hodgson controlled the tempo while Elliott Whitehead was damaging with every run of his 80-minute stint.

Bennett was buffeted by critics in England during the week for his selection of Australian-born and bred players Chris Heighington and Chris McQueen.

Former Great Britain great Garry Schofield called for Bennett to be sacked after English-based players Mark Percival, Scott Taylor and Alex Walmsley travelled halfway around the world to be left on the bench.

However the English looked slick and the the Samoans struggled to apply pressure on the back of poor decisions, particularly with their kicking and fifth tackle options.

The Samoans looked outclassed in the first half, going into the break down 14-0, however a try to Joey Leilua four minutes after the resumption brought his side into the match and the crowd to its feet.

Just as Samoa looked like they were starting to win the arm wrestle, Luke Gale cut through and sent Hodgson over to make it 20-6.

Earlier, the Englishmen opened up the scoring after just the second minute when skipper Sean O’Loughlin floated a cut-out pass for Ryan Hall to cross in the corner.

Bennett’s side were well held by the islanders for the rest of the half until Stefan Ratchford glided through a massive hold and stepped around Peter Mata’utia to score.