Paul is the best player and I am mindful we've had no training time at all since the World Cup. To throw in Ollie Barkley or Alex King with no preparation would be a big call, especially playing away from home. |
Simon is a class player and I feel for him but he has the character to come back from this and we wish him well in his recovery, |
Swing Low Sweet Chariot. |
the world's best referee. |
This is an outstanding team for the tour and will be a tremendous opportunity for some other players to step up to the mark, |
We did not play as well as we could or should have last night, but I am in no doubt we can beat New Zealand. Gareth's leadership will be central to meeting that challenge. |
We have a huge amount of respect for this team, even more so after they just demolished the All Blacks last week, and that wasn't even a close game. |
We made errors, we made mistakes and we've got to fix it very, very quickly and I think this sends the right message to the whole squad. |
We made the change for the France game but playing Australia it's right to go back to Tindall. He is a key part of our team and has been for a long time. |
We set out to be the No. 1 team in the world and the only time you can say that is when you have the World Cup sitting here with you, ... I hope it kicks on to a really golden era for English rugby. |
We take our normal precautions which are professional and thorough, |
We've experienced these types of games in the last few years and the players always responded well. |