Michael Hooper highlights Australia’s desire to beat England
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Wallabies captain acknowledges recent ‘topsy-turvy results’ but promises no lack of motivation at Twickenham on SaturdayThe Wallabies trained on Thursday under leaden skies, with bowed heads and in the blackest melancholy. Not so long ago Australia’s rugby union squad enjoyed dinner with their country’s Test cricketers in Cairns and forged bonds in shared jokes and stories. Now, with the tragic death of Phillip Hughes, they came together again in grief.“It’s the kind of news you never want to wake up to,” admitted their 23-year-old captain, Michael Hooper. “We love our cricket. All of us were …





