I’m never happy – Kevin Sinfield not getting carried away with England’s defence

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy England’s defence may have turned a corner since arriving at the World Cup but Kevin Sinfield is still refusing to smile. Even that solitary touch down was conceded late in the opener against Argentina when England played all but three minutes with 14 men following Tom Curry’s red card for a dangerous tackle. The way they've gone about their business in the last three games in particular says a lot about the group England defence coach Kevin Sinfield “I’m more pleased than I was, but I don’t want the players to do it for me, I want them to do it for each other and the people back home. “The way they’ve gone about their business in the last three games in particular says a lot about the group.” England’s next assignment is against Samoa and after a torrid warm-up campaign that produced three defeats in four Tests, Sinfield insists there is no appetite to halt their victorious run.