England head coach Steve Borthwick has criticised the volume of mistakes made by his team after letting victory slip through their grasp in a 42-37 defeat to Australia.
England head coach Steve Borthwick has criticised the volume of mistakes made by his team after letting another victory slip through their grasp with a 42-37 defeat against Australia at the Allianz Stadium. Borthwick's side saw a 12-point advantage midway through the first-half turn into a 10-point deficit with little over 20 minutes remaining, then moved back ahead before squandering the lead twice over the closing minutes.
'I think in terms of the mindset we are trying to develop, it is that the players go out and attack the opposition and I think you are seeing the team do that and seeing the team want to move the ball,' Borthwick added. 'England recently haven't always had that mindset. On the flip side, you see the consequences of it, and they turn over the ball. These guys were good, they had the pace, and they had the power and they took their chances very well.
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