hopes for gareth gates and his team. hopes for gareth gates and his teamlj inexperienced team, and his hopes for gareth gates and his team. i do not think there has been any expectation on england for a time, i'io expectation on england for a time, 110 one expectation on england for a time, no one expected us to win it. having said that we expected to beat iceland in the last european championships, but we have to do better and that should not be difficult. ijust better and that should not be difficult. i just want better and that should not be difficult. ijust want to see the players enjoying it, they may never again play in a world cup so enjoy it and if they do not win, then at least if you go home saying you know what, we tried, we gave everything and that as i ink what the english fans want. i think gareth has made all the right decisions and done everything in a sensible way. it has been cool and calm the way he had to leave out wayne rooney, the way he named his squad quickly the way he has named his formation so

the players and staff arrived at their hotel yesterday, a handful of fans outside the gates waiting to greet garethnt thing for this team. they have an opportunity to create their own history, and they should be excited about that. you know, they're a young team that are going to get better and better. i really enjoy working with all of them and i'm intrigued to see how far they can go and how well they can play, because i think we saw moments of that the other night and we've got to continue that and keep pushing and driving to be as good as we can be. plenty of england fans in nizhny novgorod too, very much making their presence felt in russia's fifth biggest city. kick off as i mentioned is at 1pm this afternoon and the match is live on bbc one. away from the world cup, and the england rugby union coach eddiejones says his side are better for the series defeat against south africa. they finished with a flourish in the final test, winning 25—10 at newlands. jonny may with england's try thanks to brilliant work from danny cipriani, starting his first international test for a decade. we want to be