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Australia say All Blacks lessons learned before England clash

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Australia enters Sunday’s matchup against England after suffering heavy defeats of 50-19 in Auckland and 43-21 in Sydney against the All Blacks. Loosehead prop Angus Bell revealed that New Zealand exposed significant vulnerabilities through their fast pace that Australia failed to correct between matches. The squad has integrated these tactical adjustments into training sessions following widespread public criticism. This opening fixture begins a demanding tour that will also feature meetings with Scotland and Wales ahead of late-November tournament finals.

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  • The upcoming Twickenham fixture initiates a tour involving Scotland and Wales before the…: The upcoming Twickenham fixture initiates a tour involving Scotland and Wales before the finals weekend in late November.

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LONDON, Nov 4 : Australia have thoroughly reviewed last month’s mauling by the All Blacks in the two Bledisloe Cup encounters and feel they have fixed many of the failings as they head into a month of Nations Championship tests in Britain.

Loosehead prop Angus Bell said they had looked to address the weaknesses exposed by New Zealand in their 50-19 win in Auckland and then a runaway 43-21 triumph in Sydney a week later.

“Look, rugby is not really a linear line. There's a lot of ups and downs. Both in people's careers and with teams,” Bell told a press conference on Wednesday as they began preparations for Sunday’s clash against England at Twickenham.

“As we know, it's always like a bit of a roller coaster, but as long as you're trending upwards, I think that's the main point of getting better collectively as a team and also individually.”

Bell said the All Blacks had put Australia under pressure with the pace of their game.

“They were excellent at that, and that's where we struggled, and that's something that…

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