Ex-England fly-half Andy Goode has set a \u2018very least\u2019 target for Steve Borthwick\u2019s charges during the Autumn Nations Series.<\/b><\/p>\n
England<\/a> host Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina in consecutive weekends at the Allianz Stadium this November, and after a disappointing Autumn<\/a> last year, Goode believes there is reason to be confident in 2025.<\/p>\n This after Borthwick\u2019s<\/a> side impressed against Argentina in July while several stars were away with the British and Irish Lions.<\/p>\n The addition of Lee Blackett to the coaching staff is also cause for excitement for the fans, according to Goode, with the former Wasps and Bath coach having an immediate impact during the mid-year internationals.<\/p>\n Lee Blackett\u2019s impact<\/p>\n This has shifted the attention away from the usual chat about the forwards to one about the backs, with selection for the former now pretty settled despite the injury setbacks.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the past, most of the focus would have been on the forwards but, aside from No.8, there\u2019s a settled look to the likely starting pack even with the Curry brothers and George Martin on the sidelines,\u201d Goode wrote in his Rugby Pass column<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s experience, size and power up front and that\u2019ll obviously be a big part of England\u2019s game, but there\u2019s much more to them than grunt and a good kicking game now, and I\u2019m so excited to see the Lee Blackett effect now he\u2019s permanently installed as attack coach.<\/p>\n \u201cEngland scored 13 tries on the summer tour and every team he\u2019s coached over the last decade or so has been a joy to watch, so it\u2019ll be fascinating to see how much of an effect he\u2019s managed to have already.\u201d<\/p>\n Owen Farrell\u2019s exclusion \u2018makes complete sense\u2019 as new England \u2018fulcrum\u2019 emerges<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n