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Robinson, who has been in charge for eight games, says the autumn Tests will show how much work is left to do.

He told England Rugby magazine: "In each of the eight games we have played, we have had opportunities to win, but ended up winning four and losing four.

"We are on target, but we have to look at our ability to close games out."

In the four games England lost, they were only beaten by one score in each and were leading in three going into the last 10 minutes.

So Robinson will be focusing on improving the concentration of his players.

"Nobody is under any illusions," he continued. "We are here for one thing, to win, and winning is what we have to focus on.

"There's no getting away from the fact that both 2004 and 2005 have been tough years for England.

"Our performances have dropped just a little, while the performances of the other major rugby-playing nations have improved.

Australia are coming to Twickenham on the back of five straight defeats England coach Andy Robinson

"So we have to look at how we're going to get back to the top again.

"It's really all about what we manage to do over the next year - it's all about putting a style to how we play.

"We want to be running a less patterned game that's free-flowing and less broken up.

"There's a lot less space on a rugby field these days, so it's a question of looking for new ways to find what space there is and of looking for new ways to attack it effectively."

Robinson has a great opportunity to test how well England are progressing when they take on Australia, New Zealand and Samoa in November.

He added: "These three games will provide a massive test for us.

"It's all about creating a fortress at Twickenham to start with and these three internationals will tell us a lot about how far down that road we are.

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"Australia are in a very unusual position in that they're coming to Twickenham on the back of five straight defeats.

"I doubt that's ever happened before, so to say they'll be looking to bounce back is something of an understatement.

"I don't think those recent results really reflect the whole picture of Australia's performances and what I do know is that there's never been a poor Australian team in pretty much any sport.

"They'll be buoyed by their victory against us at Twickenham last year and you can always get caught out by one lapse of concentration and then be hurt big-time by Australia.