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29th September 2015
01:00pm BST

England captain Chris Robshaw has come in for flak[/caption]
Will Carling led the criticism, blaming the 'classroom-orientated environment' that Lancaster has fostered, as well as the head coach's lack of trust for his players.
But in a fairly fractious press conference on Monday, England coach Andy Farrell responded to Carling in withering fashion, and called on the country, everyone from fans to ex-players to media, to get behind the team as they get ready for the Aussies.
“It’s disappointing, especially from someone who has not been in the environment. I’ve been involved in many environments as a player and as a coach. This environment is as good an environment as I’ve seen. It allows players to express themselves and get better as players and leaders. I don’t buy into that [criticism] whatsoever. “It makes it easier to batten down the hatches. It is what it is. It’s disappointing, we need everyone behind us this week. You guys, the whole of the nation, the crowd. We need to batten down the hatches if we can. “Let’s go for it, we’re English aren’t we? We’re English, that’s what I’d like to see. Do we all want to do well in this competition? Do we know what’s at stake this weekend? Of course we do. Let’s get behind the team, everyone, let’s help them. Let’s get a feelgood factor throughout the country and let’s do this together.”https://twitter.com/GMiddletonTAB/status/648814124047036416 https://twitter.com/ben_machell/status/648765880697008128 Scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth also railed in on Carling, as Camp England circled their wagons and attempted to instil a siege mentality before Saturday's crunch clash.
“We knew coming into this that it could be like this but if they don’ t know and he doesn’t know and hasn’t played the game for how long and hasn’t been involved in professional rugby for how long?. “Let’s have a meaningful discussion about his knowledge, about what he knows about the game. He is there to further his own career and good luck to him.” “Certain people who have come out and said things should know better. It seems that no one has ever made a mistake in life and no one has made a decision that hasn’t worked out for them. “They are entitled to do that and are progressing their own careers and I have no interest in anything they have to say because they are not here. They are not living it and doing it and I ain’t bothered."Will England's siege mentality pay off or will the Aussies prove too strong? Either way, cancel any other plans you may have for Saturday night - England v Australia is going to be epic.
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