JEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK

I WAS optimistic about England’s chances at the start of the autumn series, given the closeness of the games against New Zealand in the summer. It made me think that at home, head coach Steve Borthwick’s team would be in a position to win three of their four games – however, losing the opener against New Zealand, automatically made that more difficult.
Initially, in another close game, England didn’t seem to be too far off. Their defence was reasonably good against the All Blacks, and they probably sho...