Sir Clive Woodward picks out his two star performers for England against All Blacks

He began: "Steve Borthwick and his players missed a huge, huge opportunity to claim what would have been an historic win in New Zealand. They will be shattered to have lost by the narrowest of margins and should have plenty of regrets about doing so.

He continued: "Marcus Smith missed three kicks at goal. But I wouldn’t dwell on them too much. The reason I say that is that if Smith had been successful with those shots, the All Blacks would have had to have changed their game and played differently so who knows what would have happened. 

"While the missed kicks were obviously not ideal from an English perspective, I don’t think they were the sole crucial factor in defeat."

Selecting his star performers, Woodward added: "Borthwick is building an impressive team and England had star performers across the match. Chandler-Cunningham South had a big game and Feyi-Waboso was superb.

"The Exeter wing scored a try, but he did far more than that. He ultimately set up his own try in the second half choosing to run from deep instead of kick, with Slade working hard to get back there too. Feyi-Waboso’s defence was superb and for a young player the all-round attributes of his game were there to see. He didn’t put a foot wrong.

"Maro Itoje stepped up and I was impressed by George Furbank. The full-back took two massive hits but shrugged them off like a champion boxer.

"Ollie Lawrence, who was the man I was most interested in watching from an England perspective, had a solid game. Like Feyi-Waboso, there is still more to come from him and that’s hugely exciting. The first 50 minutes showed real progress in attack and Smith looked the part in a hostile environment."

Below, we look at what changes Steve Borthwick could make for next weekend's clash with the All Blacks at Eden Park.

Rugby Pass 5/10: "Inexcusable miss in front of the posts early in the second half, but bounced back immediately with some passes timed to absolute perfection as England scored their second. After being penned back in the first half due to New Zealand’s territorial supremacy, he was able to express himself much more after the break as England gained more control. Unfortunately, two kicks from five are the statistics that can define Test matches though, and that might well have been the case in Dunedin"

Telegraph 6/10: "Missed two sitters off the tee which England had to take. Didn’t love the grubber when England were attacking well but two slick passes before Feyi-Waboso’s score. Bottom line, the missed points were critical. "

Replacement: Fin Smith is waiting the wings, but we'd give Marcus another run out next weekend

Telegraph 5/10: "Early win at the scrum with a penalty but then absolutely smoked by Lomax. Forced off after 17 minutes to give his young club-mate Fin Baxter a debut."

Rugby Pass 5/10: "Scrum penalty won with five minutes on the clock in his battle with Tyrel Lomax, but found himself marching backwards a few minutes later. Left the field injured before 20 minutes had elapsed."

Replacement: Fin Baxter

Rugby Pass 5/10: "The All Blacks’ opening two tries were on his wing and though he was left severely isolated for the opening cross-field kick score, his positioning was poor for the second- although he would have expected Ben Earl to latch onto Stephen Perofeta. That can lead to players trying to force it a bit too much, which led to a knock-on. Was able to iron out many issues after the break though, and came off his wing nicely in the second 40."

Replacement: Freddie Steward would supply better safety under the high ball

Rugby Pass 5.5/10: "Missed a tackle anyone associated with England would have expected him to make on Perofeta in Ardie Savea’s try. One very costly error, but that’s all it takes at this level. England’s go-to man to crash into defenders in an epic battle with his counterpart Savea."

Telegraph 5/10: "Nice offload combining with Mitchell but given the slip by Perofeta and that missed tackle led to Savea’s score. Not his best though with a couple of soft mistakes."

Replacement: Go again