Craig Riddington
Sydney Middleton (9)
They fucking love him.
And that's why they are dirty poms
...yeap, I bet the locals love you too!! If I were back in Blighty, I think I would enjoy telling you that Ashton is the best thing since sliced bread too! Lol Obviously I can't speak for every dirty, soap dodging, delusional psychotic POM, but personally I think Ashton is a wee bit overrated - mostly by himself. I'm happy to see him in the England team because he is a pretty solid winger but someone needs to have a word with him.
From our moment in the sun, I would rather be talking about the likes of Tom Wood and Joe Launchbury than Ashton. It was a great match and one that gives us some hope for the future. I think the timing of things went our way which allowed us to build confidence throughout the game. Carter missing two kicks early on ( when does that ever happen?), building a 12-0 lead at half-time, Tuilagi's break to score straight back in answer to the AB's two tries. Nevertheless, you still have to defend well and take your chances when they come and for once, we did that. Just about every player had his best game in an England shirt. In reality though, that is the first time in years we have put in such a performance whereas the AB's do it, or better, in 19 out of twenty matches. Also, the AB's will be the better for the loss. If England can continue to improve, Wales get back some of their belief and if the Wallabies can get their mojo back, it will be a great World Cup in three years.
I should also say that we probably spend too much of our time shining the light on cocky little buggers who get up our nose and not enough time celebrating the likes of Richie McCaw, who once again showed his class and grace in the post match interview.