IT’S BOK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

Cup winner. “It’s frustrating seeing what I have been seeing over the last few weeks.

“It’s not just losing, but we haven’t been firing any shots. We haven’t even been close.”

Woodward believes England need “strong characters”. What he sees are players “out on their feet” as a result of a Lions tour and then being flogged by club and country.

“They just looked tired,” he told 5Live. “And the big scary thing is they go to South Africa now for three matches where they will get one big, big, warm welcome. So stop talking about World Cups.”