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Article: Twickenham Man at least has his favourite son back in the fold.(Sport)
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2009
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Byline: Patrick Collins Chief Sports Writer
THE tormented souls who follow England slipped quietly away from Twickenham last night. Their traditional reaction on these occasions is to mutter implausible excuses and tell each other that the good times are just around the corner. But this time, they simply acknowledged reality.
For this was a defeat which felt like a reprieve. Australia's nine-point margin represented not a close call but an English escape. Had the men in gold been in more vengeful, more accurate, mode then the autumn series might have yielded something quite dramatically damaging.
Eventually, Twickenham Man started the search for ...