England had New Zealand 'exactly where we wanted', but need to be more ruthless to ensure they 'bury' top teams, head coach John Mitchell says.
England had New Zealand "exactly where we wanted", but need to be more ruthless when in control to ensure they "bury" top teams, head coach John Mitchell has said.the Black Ferns 24-12 at the renamed Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, but failed to sustain their dominance after taking a three-try 17-0 half-time lead.
"Our discipline in the last 20 metres of the field let New Zealand off the hook, we had them exactly where we wanted to., Saturday's victory completes two wins in two warm-up Tests for Mitchell's side before they defend their WXV1 title in Canada later this month. "It is exactly what we wanted, to get lessons at this time of year. It is really good we have completed this series after two really tough Test matches.
"It's not necessarily about putting down a marker but this group wants to get better each time we play," Hunt told BBC Sport.
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