Care optimistic about second Test against the Wallabies

England scrumhalf Danny Care has expressed confidence that his side will give a much better showing in the second Test against Australia on Saturday in Brisbane. 

Eddie Jones’ charges fell to a spirited Wallabies outfit in Perth yesterday [Saturday], 30-28 and grumblings about England’s attacking game subsequently intensified. However, Care has called for patience and appears to have faith in Jones’ long-term plan. 

“It takes time. You can’t just instantly be a brilliantly attack team,” he said. 

“We’ve got different characters in the squad and different team mentalities that we’re trying to bring into one team. 

“The new England type of attack wants to be an all court game. We want to be able to play from anywhere. 

“We ran out of our own half a couple of times, we kicked, we exited differently. But we want to play quickly, we want to be confrontational. 

“We have some great ball playing forwards who can batter the door down and then we’re not bad at 12 with Owen. And with Marcus, we’re trying to get that connection going. 

“If we can get that going, get some quicker ball on the front foot, hopefully that’s how we will play. 

“We lost the game so ultimately we’ve got to look at ourselves and see how we get better. The exciting thing is that we know we can be a lot better. We’re desperate to get back out there and show that.” 

The Perth defeat marked the fourth in a row for England but alarm bells are not ringing in the mind of Care. 

“I wouldn’t say we’re in a hole,” Care continued. “It’s a little bump. Six years ago we had amazing success here in Australia to win the series 3-0, but those games could have gone either way. 

“The first one this time has gone their way and we’ll do everything we can to tie it up and take it to a decider. 

“The confidence is there in the squad. I’ve probably never been in a team that has felt as together as this team. Off the field it is incredibly tight. 

“It’s going to take time to gel and to mould and to work out exactly the way we want to play and put that on the pitch. Hopefully when it does it will be special. 

“At times in the first Test we were nearly about to cut loose but Australia railed us in. But hopefully when it comes it will be special to watch.”