England claimed a record-breaking 24th Test win in a row as they claimed a 52-14 World Cup warm-up victory against the United States in Exeter.

The World Cup favourites led 45-0 in the second half but had Shaunagh Brown and Helena Rowland sent to the sin-bin late on as the visitors rallied.

England, whose first World Cup game is on 8 October, scored eight tries.

Jess Breach, Claudia MacDonald and Amy Cockayne scored twice each, with Hope Rogers crossing late for the visitors before Rowland conceded a penalty try.

The victory in front of 10,907 Sandy Park fans makes the Red Roses the first top-tier international side to win 24 Tests in a row, with their last loss coming against New Zealand in July 2019.

England's second warm-up match will be against Wales in Bristol on 14 September and head coach Simon Middleton will announce his World Cup squad - trimmed from the current 39 to 32 - on 20 September.

More to follow.

Line-ups

England: Kildunne; Breach, Scarratt (capt), Heard, MacDonald; Harrison, Hunt; Botterman, Cockayne, B Cleall, Galligan, O'Donnell, Aldcroft, Kabeya, P Cleall.

Replacements: Powell, Muir, Brown, Talling, Fleetwood, Infante, Rowland, Aitchison.

United States: Kelter; Detiveaux, Bizer, Howard, Clapp; Cantorna, Ortiz; Rogers, Kitlinkski, James, Taufoou, Sommer, Johnson, Perris-Redding, Zackary (capt).

Replacements: Treder, Benson, Jacoby, Ashenbrucker, Cairns, Waters, Foster, Feury.