Saturday seems to make more sense now

I know we can't expect miracles every match, although the NZ public seem to both expect and get it from their national team, but I can't help but be dejected by England's  Saturday performance. All it would have taken to mix up the game and maybe open it up a little would have been a cheeky chip behind a fanning out and very shallow Oz defensive line. Or, god forbid, an offload around the back of the tackler. I tell you whose quite good at it too, Ben Morgan. But he was too busy scoring a hat-trick for the Cherry and Whites so was unavailable for international duty. Also the one time we did it, Tuilagi scored.

I'm a front row forward, and I can see this. Then how in the hell couldn't the fly-half or the 1500 video analysts that enjoy the best seats available at HQ see it too. Passing and creativity still seem to be a problem. We are obsessed with pick and drives on the five metre line, it makes me want to cry. We have two bulldozer centres and a back-three who could skin an emu but we look to take on the opposition in the one area they had been dominant all day, the break down. See for yourself.

That's not to let the midfield off though, as creativity is not exactly streaming out of that area either. I really like Tuilagi and Barrett, and it brings me out in a cold sweat just thinking about the days when Hape and Tindall used to make the midfield appear like two hour drive in an average speed limit motorway. The below video may be an inkling as to why the ball barely got to the wings hands on Saturday.

Lancaster has made some good changes to the training squad though. Morgan is back in, Haskell too bringing much needed beef against a terrifying but not unbeatable Springbok pack. We were shown up by them last-year and this will be the best indicator yet as to how far this team has come.