Maro Itoje has fronted up following England’s disappointing 30-29 loss against Argentina in their Autumn Nations Series opener at Twickenham.
“We have 11 clubs now and everyone is playing a different style of rugby, everyone has a different thought process,” Itoje said.
“We haven’t perhaps been so good at flicking the switch to England mode. And that’s something we need to get better at, because this is not something we want to embrace or continue any longer.
“One thing is being aware of it and we know that’s becoming a bit of a trend. We need to get back on England time, England mode and the England way of thinking a bit sooner, and create that teamship a bit sooner than we have sometimes.
“It can take a week or two to get going but we need to get going from the off. The group is tight and together off the field, but we need to translate that on to the field.
“No one’s going to be shouting at each other, or calling people out. It’s just being honest with each other about where we were good, where we were bad and where we need to improve. We all want to improve because we don’t want results like this.”
Eddie Jones names his dream XV with seven England players selected
Eddie Jones dream team of players he’s coached throughout his stellar career could compete with any team from any generation of rugby.
The Aussie, who has coached three teams that reached World Cup finals (Australia 2003, England 2019, South Africa 2007), has coached some absolute legends down the years.
Using several interviews with various sources from down the years, we’ve formed Eddie Jones dream team of the players based on the players he bestowed with the most acclaim.
BACK-THREE:
- 15. Anthony Watson (England)
- 14. Bryan Habana (South Africa)
- 11. Lote Tuqiri (Australia)
CENTRES:
- 13. Stirling Mortlock (Australia)
- 12. Manu Tuilagi (England)
