Yes, but when they were on Amazon it was £7.99 per month; on Sky you could buy a month or even day pass on NOW. On TNT there's no option but the full £30 for the month.
I'm not saying it's not a poor situation. But they were only on Amazon a few years. NOW has only been a thing since 2012. Before that it was Sky full subscription and paywall. When was the last time a November game was on free to air TV before that? I don't think it was this century
I don't think it's that (although that does factor in). We had 5/6 entries to their 22 in the second half, multiple attacking platforms and it was our errors/strategy that stopped us from scoring. The pump lineout, 1 up runners, same play from Lawrence every time etc.
Set piece is no longer a weapon; there’s little dominance or dynamism in the centre and our bench doesn’t stack-up against top tier opposition 🫤 Discipline seems pretty good though and there is certainly plenty of talent (albeit some of the best is currently in France *cough* Will Collier *cough*!)🏴
England are very close to being a very good team, but I'm just not convinced by the coaches. The selection is idiosyncratic, and being so wedded to the defensive system is weird. I think feel England miss Mitchell at 9 massively. The three used this autumn look a bit below test level.
I'm afraid to say I feel England under Borthwick don't have a winners' mentality (I could phrase that more stongly by reversing the terms).
Do I mean they should defeat NZ, Aus, SAf, France, Ireland? no, I don't. But they have players with as much talent & grit as those. Who buckle, far too often.
In fairness, I thought the coverage was great from TNT. That being said, if we want to grow the game, particularly in working class circles, it has to be on free-to-view.
It'd be lovely to have a proper momentum shift like SA managed after our first try. We really need to improve defensively because we seem generally fine offensively.
TNT's coverage is first rate, though. They've been covering the Premiership for 10 years+ and have developed a really exellent team of commentators and pundits.
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Do I mean they should defeat NZ, Aus, SAf, France, Ireland? no, I don't. But they have players with as much talent & grit as those. Who buckle, far too often.