ONLY ONE WAYNE TO DO IT

PRESUMABLY, Wayne Bennett lives by the proverb, ‘Actions speak louder than words.’

Or at least you would hope so because sometimes words have been a lot harder to come by.

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The England rugby league coach was branded a ‘disgrace’ for the way he spoke to a TV reporter after the unconvincing 38-12 win over Scotland.

Forrmer winger now Sky pundit Jon Wells said: “He might not be happy with the result but you’ve got to front up as a head coach, not just in terms of your video review sessions and motivating your players but you’re also an ambassador for sport in this country.

“England are at a crossroads, this country is at a crossroads in terms of what we do with our international game – I think that was nothing short of a disgrace.”

Bennett has long had a reputation in Australia – where he is regarded like Sir Alex Ferguson was for winning seven NRL titles – for being prickly with the media.

And while what he said, or rather what he did not say, was far from ideal, he will not be beating himself up over what former players think.

SunSport understands his behaviour did not go down well with bosses at the Rugby Football League, who work tirelessly to grow the game beyond the M62 corridor.

However, Bennett was made England coach not to be media-friendly, he was brought in to win.

And that is the only real way rugby league can grow, with international success.

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Those behind the scenes could produce around 80,000 reasons why this Four Nations has been a success – with ticket sales for matches in non-heartland territories of Coventry, London and Liverpool.

And on Tuesday, Bennett worked with 80 coaches based in London in a mentoring session.

Only one thing would back that work up, either lifting the Four Nations or next year’s World Cup.

A sell-out 24,000 crowd watched a nailbiter at Huddersfield when Bennett’s men lost 17-16 to New Zealand.

But just as important was the 21,000 who turned up at Coventry for England v Scotland and Australia v New Zealand.

Now the game heads to the capital for a must-win game against Australia, with more than 30,000 tickets sold.

Bennett, who will have all sorts thrown his way from Down Under this week, will take no notice of what is said.

For him, the only things that matter are the result, getting to the final, winning it and winning the World Cup.

If he does that, he can say as much or as little as he likes.