The England head coach thinks his captain and former skipper Owen Farrell have ‘created a great fit’ after the series victory in Australia
If several questions remain over England’s progress towards the World Cup next year after a series victory against Australia, that over the future ofTo put it another way, Jones can finally look forward to visiting his elderly mother who, alarmed at speculation over whether he would be sacked, had warned him earlier in the tour to not come home until victory had been secured. “She’ll be very happy,” Jones said after the series had been wrapped up in Sydney. “I might get a nice sukiyaki from her.
If there were defensive frailties early in Sydney, there was a robustness in the closing takes that again speaks to the unity forged within the squad. The emergence of players such as Tommy Freeman and Jack van Poortvliet is a major plus, though it was a disappointing tour for Danny Care, Joe Cokanasiga and Joe Marchant.
Eddie Jones’ second series win in Australia silenced the critics after an indifferent Six Nations campaign.Before the tour the attack coach, Martin Gleeson, said “we’ll hopefully see the biggest difference in our attack”, on the back of a Six Nations that yielded three tries, the Italy match notwithstanding. For all the talk of promise, of jam tomorrow, demonstrable progress in that sense is thin on the ground.
In the first Test, Farrell stepped in at first receiver too often and if that is part of the plan to allow Smith that little bit more space, England ended the series with six tries, two of which were scored when the game was up in Perth. Of the other four, two were from driving mauls, one when Smith seized on a loose ball and only one that displayed an element of creativity. “With the players we have got we can score loads of tries,” said Smith. “We have just scratched the surface of that.
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