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England\u2019s defence may have turned a corner since arriving at the World Cup but Kevin Sinfield is still refusing to smile.<\/p>\n

Steve Borthwick\u2019s team are expected to win Pool D at a canter, in part thanks to a defence that has leaked just one try in three matches.<\/p>\n

Even that solitary touch down was conceded late in the opener against Argentina when England played all but three minutes with 14 men following Tom Curry\u2019s red card for a dangerous tackle.<\/p>\n

It is a far cry from Borthwick\u2019s first nine Tests in charge when the line was breached 30 times.<\/p>\n

Sinfield, who oversees the defence, is satisfied with the progress made, but with greater challenges lying ahead in the World Cup, he wants more from his players.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m never happy, I\u2019m never happy. Across the board we\u2019ve made some improvements and taken some steps forward, but there\u2019s plenty to come from this team,\u201d Sinfield said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy job is to be never happy and to keep pushing for more, but I see a group who want to get better and we are starting to see some pride in our defence. The zero against Chile was important for us and our mentality.<\/p>\n

The way they’ve gone about their business in the last three games in particular says a lot about the group<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m more pleased than I was, but I don\u2019t want the players to do it for me, I want them to do it for each other and the people back home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way they\u2019ve gone about their business in the last three games in particular says a lot about the group.\u201d<\/p>\n

England\u2019s next assignment is against Samoa and after a torrid warm-up campaign that produced three defeats in four Tests, Sinfield insists there is no appetite to halt their victorious run.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are here to win. We tasted enough disappointment and enough poor performances throughout August,\u201d the Leeds Rhinos rugby league great said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have tasted that and so we want to put our best foot forward against Samoa. We owe it to each other, to people back home and the supporters who have come here and been fantastic so far.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe owe it to everyone involved that we throw everything at Samoa and we give it our best shot. We are very respectful of them, they are a great rugby nation and a fantastic country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been some very good games between the two nations in the past and we are looking forward to next Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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