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Wallabies devour undercooked England 01:24am on 16 Nov 2008 I was at the game today. A fairly predictable affair. The guys did OK, and maybe they deserved to lose by a few less, but the better team won.

A team in development was beaten by a more battle hardened team, further along its development curve. England's day will come again, though possibly not this month.

The tight five was out-thought by the Aussies(!). The back row was too eager, transgressing too often and making a host of small errors under test pressure. Care drifts too much off the base against a tight, quick defence and Cipriani, individually talented as he is, cannot yet control a top flight game - I hope he has it in him to learn, because we need a 10 who can. But nonetheless, the essence of the team is building nicely.

And yes, it's clear that we need a 12 who can do more than just tackle his heart out. I guess that Johnno is leaving him there whilst he builds stability and toughness elsewhere. It's hard to fault Noon's commitment and courage, but if we are to progress as a team I think we need to evolve beyond his one-dimensional approach and replace him during 6N. But I'd probably leave him to tackle for the next couple of weeks.

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