Steve Borthwick’s men opened the series with a spirited 16-15 defeat in Dunedin.
England second row Alex Coles believes a famous victory at Eden Park is there for the taking if greater accuracy is shown in the second Test against New Zealand.
Marcus Smith missed two penalties and a conversion, there were vulnerabilities at the scrum and breakdown and the replacements bench were unable to make an impact, yet England still led 15-10 heading into the final quarter.“It was such fine margins so it’s about how can we get five per cent more in our advantage so we get that extra bit of territory or don’t give a penalty away,” Coles told BBC Sport.
“As a whole our gameplan went well and has given us belief that we can be really successful and it’s just can we execute that a little bit better.” “We’re not shying away from the fact they have this record, but it’s not playing too much of a part in our preparation,” Coles said.
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