England 37-42 Australia: Unforgivable to concede 42 points at home – Jamie George
England concede 42 points at home in Autumn Nations Series defeated by australia Captain Jamie George said it was “inexcusable”.
Maro Itoje’s 78th-minute strike appeared to end a run of three consecutive narrow wins for Steve Borthwick’s side.
However, substitute winger Max Jorgensen stole the chance four minutes into stoppage time and England’s defense failed to score their fifth try at the Allianz Arena at Twickenham.
“It’s a good balance between closing shop and trying to win and not attack,” George told TNT Sports.
“We talk about bravery and bravery and (Maro Itoye’s) try was exactly that.
“The system and the principles worked. We knew it worked, but we didn’t quite get the results we wanted.
“Conceding 42 points at home is unforgivable. They pass the ball off the front foot and have some pretty good runners on the outside.”
The last time England conceded more than 40 points at Twickenham was when they when they suffered a record home defeat France won 53-10 in last year’s Six Nations.
Chandler Cunningham-South put England 12 points ahead of Joe Schmidt’s Australia after two first-half tries but lost on half-time This advantage.
The hosts, under new defensive coach Joel-Abboud, were unable to put up with Australia’s dangerous attacking talent.
Substitute winger Ollie Slaterholm put England ahead 30-28 in the final 10 minutes, but the visitors regained the lead in the fifth minute through Andrew Kellaway.
Despite regaining the advantage through Itoje, England were unable to close out the game on the restart.
Results were similar to last weekend’s results Lost to New Zealand 24-22 When England conceded in the 76th minute and lost an eight-point lead.
Following two close Tests against the All Blacks in July, it was the fourth consecutive game that Borthwick’s side ended up on the wrong side of the final game.
He also has France defeated 33-31 In the final game of this year’s Six Nations, thanks to Tomas Ramos’ late penalty.
Former England winger Hugo Moyer says defeat to Australia was like “Groundhog Day” and “unlucky” is no longer an excuse.
“The ending was a constant nightmare of not being able to finish the game,” he told TNT Sports.
“It’s a real problem and it’s not unfortunate anymore. It’s a trend that’s been going on in England.”
