 Robinson has plenty to ponder after his 11th defeat in 19 Tests |
England coach Andy Robinson has urged his side to forget about their All Blacks drubbing and focus on ending their losing run against Argentina. A seventh successive defeat would equal their worst ever sequence, in 1971-72.
"Argentina are a quality outfit and we can't dwell on New Zealand now," said Robinson, who took "huge encouragement" in the way the team performed in parts.
"We have got to look forward to the challenge of playing Argentina, which is going to be a huge one."
The Pumas beat Wales twice in the summer, only lost to the All Blacks by six points and are ranked eighth in the world.
Robinson has a delicate balancing act in selection before unveiling his side on Tuesday.
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He has agreed with the Premiership clubs that no player will play more than three of the four autumn Tests, with two consecutive matches against South Africa still to come.
While some changes are inevitable, Robinson will be loath to make too many and risk another morale-sapping defeat.
It appears likely the three players - Paul Sackey, Anthony Allen and Shaun Perry - who made debuts against New Zealand will see more action over the coming weeks though.
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"The new caps have got to be pleased with their performances," Robinson said.
"I thought Anthony was pretty composed and had a lot of the ball. I was really pleased with how he went.
"We know what Shaun is like for his club, and I thought he made that step up to international level against a world-class player in Byron Kelleher.
"Paul Sackey has been waiting for that opportunity and I think he took it well."
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Allen's performance was a mixture of promise and naivety, but the example of Mathew Tait, who made his debut at 18 against Wales and was then dropped, is unlikely to be repeated. "At international level, if you make silly mistakes you get punished, especially against a world-class team like New Zealand," Allen, 20, acknowledged after two of his errors led directly to All Blacks tries.
"That's what I have learned," he added. "You have got to be hard on yourself to get better. The little things have got to be spot-on on the day.
"A few things didn't go right for me but I can take a few positives and I think I did all right. Andy said it was nothing to be ashamed of.
"He said to me 'well done, it was a good debut at Twickenham, take the positives from it, you did very well.'
"Hopefully, there will be many more to come. I have got to put this behind me now and go forward."
A less positive aspect of Sunday's display was the England scrum, which was repeatedly disrupted by the All Blacks, particularly in the first half.
"These things happen with different combinations," Pat Sanderson, who had an uncomfortable time at number eight, told BBC Sport.
"The ball was not coming back as we would have liked, but it got better as the game went on. It is things like that we have to improve for next week."
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