Saturday 18 June 2016 20:50, UK
Australia coach Michael Cheika admits he is concerned by his side’s failure to convert territorial dominance into victories after a second straight loss to England.
England followed up last weekend's victory in Brisbane with a 23-7 win in Melbourne on Saturday, clinching their first-ever series win on Australian soil.
Victory was founded on a remarkable defensive display that saw England make 169 tackles compared to Australia's 49, as wave after wave of attacks were repelled in the second half.
"Same as last week as well, [we] played a lot of footy, but playing a lot of footy doesn't always win you a lot of games," Cheika told reporters.
"We have to learn to play a lot of footy and win the game, too, in the way we play that.
"I've got to own that as a coach with those things. That's the stuff we set out and I've got to make sure that message is clear.
"I know that we want to play a lot of rugby, but it doesn't always convert into the scoreboard and that will happen sometimes, but it shouldn't happen regularly."
The victory meant Eddie Jones continued his unbeaten run as national coach. Cheika paid tribute to England for executing their game-plan and hopes his side can salvage some pride in the final Test in Sydney on June 25, live on Sky Sports.
"You have to pay credit to England, in both games they were smart," he said. "They spoilt a lot of good ball and well done to them.
"They have seen that we are going to play a lot of footy and chosen an opposite way - and that has been victorious. We will have to take it, suck it up and use the scars later on."
