Smith happy to kick for victory

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England will complete a precious series victory over Argentina if they prevail in Saturday's second Test at Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena in Salta. The Pumas were dismantled 37-15 at Old Trafford last Saturday but the amount of kicking ensured the match was instantly forgotten.

"Last weekend it had rained for two days straight. When we went out to look at the pitch it was good but we didn't want to play too much rugby early as there's a risk involved in that," said backs coach Smith. "We kept the scoreboard ticking over, dropped goals and nailed our penalties - then we opened things up. Ideally we want to play rugby but first and foremost we want to win."

England start Saturday's showdown with the same backline that featured at Old Trafford and Smith expects the increased familiarity to have an effect.

"We've been pretty happy by and large with the performance of all the backs in the last two games," he added.

"Matt Banahan has made a good fist of the opportunities he's been given on the wing, and we're expecting the midfield combination to be a little bit better having played together once already.

"Obviously we'll have to be at our best to beat Argentina. If we play the way we did last weekend it won't be good enough because they're hurting and will come back at us.

"We need to improve by around 25% in attack terms to get the job done."