Time is running out for England but sickly hurt of defeat will make them a better side

The perfect player does not exist.

Nor does the perfect team.

Rugby is often about compromises that are forced by circumstance.

But it has also always been about making sure that the small errors do not end up costing you a match.

Over the past few months England have been guilty, even when winning, of giving too many opportunities to the opposition.

Give a side a 10-0 lead as they did against Wales and it is unlikely, no matter how good you think you are, to pull that back at Test level.

Stuart Lancaster’s job this week is a tough one because he has not got many more games to t…