England must be brave enough to make mistakes against Ireland, says George

England's players must not be afraid of making errors when they take on the challenge of Ireland in the Six Nations, coach Steve Borthwick and captain Jamie George have said, but they would rather not make as many mistakes as they did two weeks ago.

After a bright start against Scotland, England went to pieces, throwing wild passes and dropping easy passes in a ragged display. In all, they made 25 handling errors and were turned over an incredible 22 times en route to a 30-21 defeat.

Equally as worrying was when replacement winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, who gets his first start on Saturday, darted through for a try with 14 minutes remaining, England failed miserably to mount any further meaningful attacks as Scotland cruised home.

"When we reflect on that Scotland game, the most disappointing thing is how we deviated from what we wanted to do," George said on Thursday ahead of the clash against Andy Farrell's men in Twickenham on Saturday.

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