Sport 19-11-2003 who: England rugby union captain Martin Johnson what: Slams Aussie taunts of "boring England" where: Sydney when: Yesterday snippet: The England captain has stayed largely out of the war of words between Australia and England for the last five weeks, says The Telegraph, "but even he was forced into a gentle retaliatory jab yesterday when the England squad woke to headlines branding them boring and one-dimensional for relying so heavily on the boot of Jonny Wilkinson." "So, Australia score an interception try against New Zealand and kick five penalties in what was a brilliant display," Johnson said. "I`m sure New Zealand and France would love to be sitting here defending the need to score three dropped goals to win a semi-final. Whoever wins on Saturday by whatever means will deserve to be world champions. It`s as simple as that." [... more]

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