Former All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry says England "are simply not good enough" and believes the host nation had "talked too much" and provided the Wallabies with plenty of motivation in the lead-up to Sunday's defeat at Twickenham.
Writing in The Guardian, Henry rated England "at best, a six out of 10 and Australia a nine" and slammed No8 Ben Morgan's pre-match comments about how they were going to dismantle the Wallabies' scrum and use it as a catalyst to win the match.
"We have all got to accept England are simply not good enough," wrote Henry.
"Across the park their athleticism, skill level and execution paled in comparison with the hugely impressive Wallabies, who played at speed, had sublime skills and executed superbly most of the time."
England's work at the breakdown was stifled, said Henry, as they struggled to cope with Australia's physicality in the tackle or match the low body positioning of the Wallabies twin openside's David Pocock and Michael Hooper.