Matt Dawson: Why England lost to Australia

England's former scrum-half discusses the reasons behind their defeat to Australia

Matt Dawson believes that England's defeat to Australia in the third Test was due to a number of factors, including their poor discipline, lack of attacking threat and inability to adapt to the conditions.

Dawson, who won 77 caps for England, said that the team's discipline was "not good enough" and that they gave away too many penalties, which allowed Australia to build pressure and score points.

He also said that England's attack was "not incisive enough" and that they failed to create any clear-cut chances.

Finally, Dawson said that England were unable to adapt to the conditions, which were wet and windy, and that they made too many handling errors.

Dawson's comments echo those of other former England players, such as Will Greenwood and Lawrence Dallaglio, who have also criticized the team's performance in the third Test.

England's defeat means that they have now lost three consecutive Tests against Australia, and they will be looking to bounce back in the fourth Test, which starts on Saturday.

However, they will need to improve their discipline, attacking threat and ability to adapt to the conditions if they are to avoid another defeat.