England Vs. Australia
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Most worrying thing for England (and Wales too) is that not only did they fail to score trys, but they never seriously looked like threatening the opposition's lines. NH teams are going to have to get a lot more inventive if they seriously want to challenge SH sides.
IMO England played a lot better when they tried to keep the game flowing and create opportunities, but the forwards are going to have to be a lot more aggressive if they plan on breaking through. In contrast, virtually every time Australia kept ball in hand they managed to cross the gain line.
IMO England played a lot better when they tried to keep the game flowing and create opportunities, but the forwards are going to have to be a lot more aggressive if they plan on breaking through. In contrast, virtually every time Australia kept ball in hand they managed to cross the gain line.
Symbolica said:
Most worrying thing for England (and Wales too) is that not only did they fail to score trys, but they never seriously looked like threatening the opposition's lines. NH teams are going to have to get a lot more inventive if they seriously want to challenge SH sides.
IMO England played a lot better when they tried to keep the game flowing and create opportunities, but the forwards are going to have to be a lot more aggressive if they plan on breaking through. In contrast, virtually every time Australia kept ball in hand they managed to cross the gain line.
Agreed.IMO England played a lot better when they tried to keep the game flowing and create opportunities, but the forwards are going to have to be a lot more aggressive if they plan on breaking through. In contrast, virtually every time Australia kept ball in hand they managed to cross the gain line.
I thought we were slow and ponderous up front until Dylan Hartley and Courtney Lawes came on.
Ponk said:
Cueto and Monye are going to get some stick for not bringing the second try scorer down! England looked close at times but that Aussie defence is very very strong.
Agreed but its not as if Ashley-Cooper has poor leg drive he has done it before http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ekK_WYvPag. I thought Australia's center pairing did quite well considering its never been done with those two before. Giteau could have been better i think but it was a solid performance all round in a fairly physical game.Ta
Ponk said:
Cueto and Monye are going to get some stick for not bringing the second try scorer down! England looked close at times but that Aussie defence is very very strong.
Monye looked very poor I thought, why does he pussy-foot around trying to tackle people at chest height? - reminded me of Jerry Guscott's tackling style!Gassing Station | Sports | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff