Sky Sports News' Eleanor Roper analyses England's 18-17 win over Samoa and examines the questions facing Steve Borthwick's side ahead of the quarter-finals
England may have scraped home against a superb Samoa side on Saturday, but coach Steve Borthwick believes it was just the test they needed ahead of the World Cup quarter-finals. It was a below-par showing as a Danny Care try seven minutes from full time in Lille earned England an 18-17 victory they scarcely deserved, but it was enough to complete four wins in Pool D and maintain momentum going into a likely knockout game against Fiji.
Borthwick won't allow himself to think about that game just yet but thinks England have shown they can prove their critics wrong.'It's highly likely we face Fiji but we are preparing for all eventualities,' he said. 'A lot has been said about this England team and what they do in tough circumstances - you see a team now who finds a way, that never stops.
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