It has been part of my plans for this game for Matt to be in the starting position. With his experience, his ability to control the forwards, which is probably better than Harry's at the moment, I thought it was the right decision. |
It has strengthened my resolve and I have total belief in myself and what we are trying to achieve with England. |
It is great to be able to include Lawrence. He has done well for London Wasps, and his appetite to play for England again is huge. |
It is important to take responsibility for this, for all the fans who were brilliant again. The players put their hands up like the good professionals they are. We will bounce back at Twickenham. |
It is important to use the bench and take advantage of the impact those players can make. We have laid solid foundations and it is now about growing as a team. We need to be able to play the game in three or four different ways. |
It is only 48 hours since (Stevens) played, and 24 hours for the Wasps boys. We've got to see how they recovered in that time. Normally with injuries, we should know in 24 hours if they are going to be fit or not. |
It is there, and it should be used, |
It was a great try from Mark Cueto and then a completely different try when Lewis Moody was driven over. |
It was a retrospective comment based on issues which arose last year and Charlie gave an honest opinion. I think the Twickenham crowd have been outstanding in the last six months and really got behind the side in the autumn internationals. I know the England support will be right behind Charlie Hodgson and the whole team this weekend. |
It's been good to see the likes of Mark and Alex fit straight in, looking to express themselves and not hide in their shells. The camp has been key to establishing our attacking platform. Everyone has interacted really well. There's been a lot of honesty. The proof, of course, will only come when we play. |
It's been hard to try and force my way into the team, so it was nice to get a start, |
It's disappointing to hear of the injuries to these world class players but I'm pleased to note their progress has so far been positive. |
It's exciting times for England. I respect Lawrence for retiring. We've lost a number of other players who've retired, |
It's going to be a huge battle up front and it's important to dominate in that area. |
It's great to be able to include Lawrence. |