Borthwick seems forward after England defeat as World Cup squad finalised
England created a hatful of first-half possibilities on the Principality Stadium, however did not convert any of these openings.
Wales made England pay after the interval when Gareth Davies and George North capped nice assaults for Warren Gatland’s males, rising in confidence whereas Borthwick’s aspect faltered.
England will host Wales at Twickenham subsequent Saturday, whereupon head coach Borthwick expects his aspect to be far sharper on the entrance foot.
“In that first half we created a load of opportunities in the opposition 22, and in Test rugby you’ve got to score when you’re there,” stated Borthwick. “We came away from that first half with three penalties, so we weren’t able to create any scoreboard pressure from that.
“In the first half our scrum was strong and we won penalties, the lineout provided a lot of good ball for our attack. But in the second half those areas faltered.”
England ceded possession a startling 21 instances in Cardiff, a stat that Borthwick took little satisfaction in retelling.
With simply three warm-up matches and 36 days left earlier than England launch their World Cup by going through Argentina, Borthwick and his coaches know they’ve their work lower out to develop a cutting-edge assault.
“I expect us to build through these four games,” stated Borthwick. “I have spoken to the team and everyone knew the turnovers, the count I saw was 21 turnovers to nine. It’s very difficult to win Test matches with that turnover count.”
Borthwick will finalise his 33-man World Cup squad tonight, and inform all of the gamers in Cardiff tomorrow morning.
England will then announce that squad at Twickenham on Monday.
“I will speak to all the players tomorrow morning and inform them of selection,” stated Borthwick. “And then we will announce that publicly on Monday morning.
“There are still deliberations and meetings tonight, but in the end the decisions come down to me.”