Steve Borthwick insists there are no quick fixes as he attempts to revitalise an underperforming England team which he says ‘weren’t good at anything’ during the last games of Eddie Jones’ reign.
England’s new head coach took charge in December after Jones was sacked in response to a grim 2022.
Borthwick knows a salvage job which to date numbers only 11 days in camp will not happen overnight after beginning with a frustrating defeat to Scotland.
‘We know we’ve got a lot of work to do. I’ve been frank from day one in saying there’s a lot of work to do,’ said Borthwick.
‘When I looked at the team in the autumn, when I measured the team and got all the data, we weren’t good at anything. It was as frank as that.
‘So we are trying to build some strengths in this team and some bits we are pleased about and some bits we are disappointed about.
‘There are multiple areas we have tried to change. You saw some improvement in the scrum against Scotland which I was pleased about because it has been ranked as the worst scrum in tier-one rugby.
‘We saw some improvements in the attack and speed of ball, and we tried to improve the breakdown.’
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