SAPPORO, Japan: England must be disciplined and adaptable at the World Cup given a push to eliminate high tackles and ongoing debate over the rules of the breakdown, defence coach John Mitchell said on Thursday ahead of their opener against underdogs Tonga.
"At the end of the day we are very strong on discipline ... and the elements that referees talk about and focus on, we are very clear on those areas," he told a news conference."So what's important to do is to make sure your own strengths can still come out but be prepared to adapt as well, and recognise what referees are addressing, and the opposition are doing, in the course of a match.
"We feel we consistently train the right action but this is a game of force and speed, and timing is not always right."
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