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Published 15:40 4 Feb 2019 GMT
Updated 17:36 18 Feb 2019 GMT
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"We were off a little bit, probably physically to start things off," said Murray. "There's no science to it, we were just off it a little bit we didn't front up and just lost the collisions.
"That was that in a nutshell, obviously there are other areas we want to look at but physically we know we can be there, we can be up at that level, we were just off and we've got to sort that out. I've full confidence in this group, I genuinely do. "We'll have a hard look at ourselves. We are an honest group, we'll regather ourselves and go again."Murray's passing radar was slightly awry against England, due in part by the sheer physicality the men in white imposed on the fixture, and he missed a couple of defensive tackles. His box-kicking was decent but England were well prepped and dominated the aerial battle. Barry Murphy, who played a couple of season with Murray at Munster, felt it was strange that the Ireland scrumhalf made a good few clearing kicks to touch but Trimble suggested that could have been because Ireland fancied targeting the English lineout. Ben Youngs - Murray's opposite number - had a better time of it and played his team's tactics perfectly, with willing chasers for his chips and clearances. The Leicester Tigers man did miss a few tackles and that could be why Murray was selected ahead of him in the Midi Olympique XV. Indeed, Murray is the sole Irish representative and he edged out the likes of Morgan Parra, Tomos Williams and Greig Laidlaw. There are no Italians while Arthur Iturria is the only French inclusion. England have seven players in the XV, with Owen Farrell and Henry Slade joining five of the forwards that helped their side to victory in Dublin. MIDI'S SIX NATIONS XV
1. Mako Vunipola (England) 2. Jamie George (England) 3. Tomas Francis (Wales) 4. Maro Itoje (England) 5. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) 6. Mark Wilson (England) 7. Arthur Iturria (France) 8. Billy Vunipola (England) 9. Conor Murray (Ireland) 10. Owen Farrell (England) 11. Blair Kinghorn (Scotland) 12. Scott Johnson (Scotland) 13. Henry Slade (England) 14. George North (Wales) 15. Liam Williams (Wales)
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