New Zealand coach Graham Henry was content at clinching a 2-0 series win after his side's victory in Auckland. "We are delighted to have beaten the world champions in two games and scored eight tries to none," he said.
"That is fairly convincing. England played a lot better with more spirit and were very difficult to handle."
Henry admitted he "wouldn't expect" one of his players to be sent off for the offence committed by Simon Shaw which saw him red-carded after 10 minutes.
"I was looking at the game rather than the incident and I have heard it was a sending-off offence, but I wouldn't expect that," Henry said.
All Blacks captain Tana Umaga praised England's resilience after the loss of Shaw.
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"We knew they wouldn't lie down after last week's game and they stuck in there," Umaga said. "Losing a man early made it very tough for them but they showed the true grit of English rugby out there."
Despite England's bravery, New Zealand scored 36 points for the second week in a row, with Joe Rokocoko claiming a hat-trick to add to his try in Dunedin.
"Joe played outstandingly well," Henry said. "He is marvellous in contact and at close quarters. He has got the gas and can beat people."
Henry admitted he had a "great dilemma" at fly-half after the introduction of Andrew Mehrtens helped seal victory, and promised "a lot of changes" to give other players a run against Argentina next week.
"We need to be more consistent and have self-belief in our ability to play the game," Henry added.
"We didn't have that in the first half and played without composure, but we decided to play a lot more field position in the second half and it paid off."
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