Sackey: Criticism has been harsh

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The Wasps winger admitted to being "frustrated" by England's lack of creativity in last weekend's uninspiring 36-11 victory over Italy. But Sackey felt the criticism England received for their performance was harsh given they scored five tries and halted a run of three straight Test defeats.

"Five tries in an international game is quite convincing. It is quite harsh for people to be saying what they are saying about England at the moment," said Sackey.

"Last week was very frustrating for me. I like to get the ball in my hands and I like to have a bit of space.

"But it was our first game after such a disappointing autumn series. We wanted a win under our belts and we may have tightened it up and been a bit more cautious.

"We know we didn't play to the best of our ability at the moment and we still have a lot to work on but it was a step in the right direction.

"We want to play with a bit of expansion, to get the wingers into the game and we know we have the players to cause problems against the Welsh."