In terms of damage limitation it was all going so well. England, brave enough in the first half, were battered from pillar to post in the second half at the Millennium Stadium and totally outplayed in just about every department. No doubt it hurts like hell but the players took it manfully on the chin and either said the right thing or nothing at all. That's what you do when you come third in a two-horse race. Remember the hurt, acknowledge the winners' excellence on the day and then go back to work with a vengeance. It's called sport and bouncing back is one of the great glories of sport