Former NRL star Aaron Woods has dashed England\u2019s chances of an Ashes series victory, claiming Shaun Wane\u2019s side will struggle to handle the intensity of Australia\u2019s defence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His comments come in response to the now viral clip of England head coach Shaun Wane talking to his players in a training camp, in which he spoke about the feeling of winning a series for the first time since Great Britain\u2019s victory in 1970.<\/p>\n
The Ashes<\/a> have not been contested since 2003, but Australia have won the last 13 series since that win 55 years ago.<\/p>\n \u2018They\u2019re going to really struggle against Australia\u2019<\/p>\n England have been backed to impress later this year by corners of the Aussie media, with ex-NRL and Super League duo Josh Reynolds and Justin Horo touting Wane\u2019s side to be \u2018red-hot\u2019<\/a>, but Woods feels Australia\u2019s Pacific rivals Tonga, Samoa and New Zealand all stand a better chance of beating the Kangaroos than England heading into the three-Test series later this month.<\/p>\n Speaking on Triple M NRL, Woods said: \u201cThey wonder why they haven\u2019t won an Ashes in that long, getting blokes like AJ Brimson who can\u2019t make a Queensland squad or an Australia team to go over and play for them.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Tonga, Samoa or New Zealand have a better chance of beating Australia than England<\/a> have.<\/p>\n \u201cDefensively, they\u2019re going to really struggle against Australia. You see, with England, they like the contact and want to put a massive shot on, but a lot of the time you can bounce, spin and find your front, which generates a quick play-the-ball and starts your set off easy.<\/p>\n \u201cThese blokes, the (Isaah) Yeo\u2019s, what they\u2019ve done so well is they hit together. Then instead of letting you find your front, they tackle you, lift you up and drive you back five or ten metres and it just ruins your set straight away.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know how they\u2019re going to handle the defensive intensity of Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n TUESDAY\u2019S READS ON LRL<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Ranking Super League clubs by Ashes call-ups with 7 represented and shock winner<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb England coach waxes lyrical over Leigh star as \u2018tough\u2019 call with omitted Leopards ace revealed<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb England squad winners and losers: Hull KR star a \u2018major gamble\u2019 as \u2018most unfortunate\u2019 star misses cut<\/a><\/p>\n