If only we hadn't played Tom Briscoe!
It would have been a walk over!

well done england in 2nd half. i think they can beat the kiwis next week if they cut the errors out. tomkins and eastmond must both play!

Take that momentum into next week though and i think we will win!
the ball was just sticking and they started working as a team. they seemed to know what each other was doing.

garbage first half.. maguire and smith terrible

encouraged by second half though, looking forward to next week now!!

crabtree and tompkins should keep there places next week

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Agree 100%

England can afford to chuck the ball about when they've been panned, and the opposition allow it. It's a different ball game when the result actually matters...

Dear me

The aussies never got out of 1st gear in that 2nd half

Indeed. BBC will no doubt draw the positives in the post match forum. But we've been here before. Like pulling teeth out.

I'm actually pleased with the end result. Aussies dropped off maybe but our team is poor and we have respect, far more respect than last year.

McGuire had a shocker, I don't understand the flack Sinfield is getting as he was one of Englands best today!

Burgess great talent., needs to learn to stop dropping the ball though.

Crabtree looked pretty good. as did Eastmond and Tomkins who went well in the second half.

Peacock should not be captain and shouldn;t be playing second row, IMO if Sinfields in the side he should be captain as you need your captain on the bloody field for as much of the 80 as possible.

That's their fault is it not ?

It is,but it puts our 2nd half performance in perspective.

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If we were only going to comment on our own clubs players I'd go something like:

Sinfield: Great performance, spent much of the second half pulling the strings ans showed Roby how to play hooker with good variety.

Peacock: Fair game, but doesn't have the mobility or pace to play second row. England's best prop and needs to play there.

Smith: Poor in the centre but good finish from the wing. If he is to play next week it should be from fullback or wing.

Hall: Decent game, didn't make many mistakes, but didn't really get any chances either. England's top winger and keeps his jersey for next week.

McGuire: Poor game, maybe trying too hard but poor game none the less. Bench at best next week.

I don't want to get drawn on commenting on other clubs players as it will inevitably become a bitchfest.

What, stopping the mighty Green and Gold from scoring? I agree. I've read pages and pages of how Australia were going to put fifty past England. For me - this puts England's performance into perspective.

no one was englands mom,just man of the 2nd half .did they relax or did we just start to play after ht ?