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England sounded genuinely better this week. Keeping Smith on the field was crucial, and putting that score for your side is fantastic, no matter the opponent. But damn are they weak in D. And the 6n is all about defense.
Well I picked England putting points on the board against Australia who've really struggled in defence this year, I just did not have Australia busting through England's D on the cards at all. Full credit to them, Sua'ali'i looked deserving of his selection which is remarkable given its basically his first game of Union since high school; helped a lot by Ikitau who's been having a great year. Schmidt seems to have really found a good balance with the loosies now, if they can just tidy up on D they'll be back to being a real threat.
@TagMeInSkipIGotThis @Olap I posted before the game that I could see Australia winning by a single score. We (england) are working with a new defensive coach, we haven't previously played consistently for 80 minutes, and Australia had something to prove. I had a bad feeling that an upset was on the cards.
During the early part of the match, I wondered if we would quickly tire, thanks to our frenetic attack and blitz defense. That's a lot of energy to expend.