England can take their wins against Australia in the 2003 and 2007 World Cups as motivation to believe they can stay in the tournamentLast month Stuart Lancaster took a night off from the stress of coaching England and went to the cinema. Instead of a heart-warming tale with a joyful ending he ended up sitting through Everest,a movie with the starkest of finales. “I picked the wrong film … a story approximately a man going to the top of the mountain, a great storm comes and he dies.” In terms of personal World Cup omens, and it fell some way short of ideal.
Small wonder Lancaster had no plans to queue up in the lobby of the local multiplex on Friday night. On the eve of Saturday’s cliffhanger against Australia,with his nation’s nerves starting to fray, he needs no reminding of the abyss beyond. Swing Low? manufacture that subterranean whether the Wallabies can emulate Waless stunning success last week and consign their hosts to tournament oblivion.
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Source: theguardian.com