Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Paul Ackford believes a lack of invention cost England dear against Australia.
"Right. The good stuff first. England's scrummaging. That's it. Full stop. End of story.
"...This match did nothing to suggest that England had kicked on from their game with France. That was the hope going into the encounter, that at the end of a disturbingly-poor Six Nations, Martin Johnson's second, England might be turning some sort of corner. No chance. If anything, England are slipping further out of touch with what is required in international rugby.
"Whereas England do structure and pattern and nothing much else, the best of the rest do opportunity. The emphasis is on making sense out of movement, on players having the confidence and the skill sets to create situations which they can exploit.
"And if that sounds woolly, then good. It's meant to, because when Australia, France and New Zealand are on their game, they operate by instinct not via a play book."
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