LONDON (AP) — The boos rained down from the Twickenham terraces and George Ford took the brunt of it.

England had just lost to New Zealand 24-22 a year ago. Ford had two chances in the dying moments to win the game and his penalty hit the post and a dropped goal flew wide.

Coach Steve Borthwick also came under fire for his poor replacement strategy; sending on Ford, rusty from five weeks off, and yanking Marcus Smith, who was in the form of his life and goalkicked all five of his shots.

Borthwick and Ford are still hitched together as England hosts the All Blacks on Saturday, looking to cap a year of redemption.

Ford made way for the novice Fin Smith in the Six Nations and while Fin Smith went to Australia mid-year with the British and Irish Lions, never-been-a-Lion Ford co-captained

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