England players deny they are ‘cheats’ as criticism of team’s tactics mounts

ENGLAND players were yesterday forced to deny accusations that they were cheats in response to a gathering media storm in Australia.

Clive Woodward’s team have been the subject of a growing campaign to discredit their tactics, with former players lining up to criticise their style of play.

But England’s players lined up to defend themselves against the accusations that they are cheating. Prop Trevor Woodman said: “We are not cheats and would be giving away more penalties and picking up yellow cards if that was the case.”