• England coach believes team are on right track
• ‘I can feel the frustration of the players’

England’s head coach, Steve Borthwick, still believes his side are on track to become a successful team but admits a fifth consecutive Test defeat was a “painful” experience for all concerned. England have not lost three November Tests in a row since 2006 and have now managed just four wins in 11 matches in 2024.

Excluding their summer tour game against Japan, England’s only other victory in the past nine months has been at home to Ireland in March. Otherwise they have lost to Scotland, France, New Zealand (three times), Australia and now South Africa and have slipped to seventh in the world rankings.