England's interim tour manager Rob Andrew insists his squad were left "frustrated" by the manner of their defeat to New Zealand.
Interim England manager looks for a response in Christchurch
England's interim tour manager Rob Andrew insists his squad were left "frustrated" by the manner of their 37-20 defeat to New Zealand on Saturday.
England had started the first Test in Auckland brightly and even lead 6-3 after 20 minutes before the wheels came off in spectacular fashion.
The All Blacks ran in four tries, two either side of the break - with the score in truth flattering England.
However the tourists can take heart from the way they disrupted the New Zealand lineout and how Test novices Luke Narraway, James Haskell and Tom Rees rose to the challenge in the back row.
And RFU elite director Andrew, who has taken charge of the tour ahead of Martin Johnson taking over, believes that England are relishing the chance to bounce back in Christchurch.
Andrew said: "The players are frustrated. They are disappointed with letting an opportunity go.
Frustrated
"We went toe-to-toe in some areas. We started well and finished well but there were about 15 minutes each side of half-time and you can't give the All Blacks easy points.
"This is a good All Blacks side but they didn't have to work all that hard for their four tries.
"That is something that has intensely frustrated our guys, particularly given how much work they got through in other areas.
"The back row matched the All Blacks, which is some feat for young guys who have got about 15 caps between them.
"They are looking forward to tackling the All Blacks again."
England are likely to make a number of changes for the second Test with Tim Payne set to replace the injured Andrew Sheridan.
Elsewhere Danny Care, Toby Flood, Jamie Noon, Nick Kennedy and Mathew Tait are all pushing for call-ups.
And Andrew admitted: "We are looking at what happened in the Test match on Saturday from a tactical point of view and considering how we can improve our performance.
"We are also considering the bigger picture, so we can look at people in a Test match environment in New Zealand."
