Cheika expects critics to put the boot in

You have got both boots rucking his back. You are clearly looking for everything and anything to back your argument up and declare yourself the most 'right'. Like a few on here your main aim is to win the argument, not to make a balanced contribution. What a life.

I think what was telling was when he "accepted" the blame. It was a cop out line, and he actually said the players didn't follow the game plan, so he was blaming them in fact. He's only acceptance of any error was that he didn't communicate the game plan "forcefully" enough.

EJ, when he repeatedly mentions it in numerous press statements and quite unprovoked... I'd suggest he is moaning about it. To suggest he isn't, is just denying the obvious truth. If he was taking it on the chin, he wouldn't be mentioning it would he? and certainly not multiple times. His comments about supporters and owning it comes across as an after-thought, else he would put those points front and centre rather than giving voice to his feelings about who likes him and who doesn't and that everyone jus wants to kick him while he is down etc. Personally, if I was a wallaby fan I'd like to see him man up. The more he whinges the worse he makes it for himself and his charges in my humble opinion. When you are on the back foot, whinging never seems to pay dividends, it just acknowledges that the barbs are getting through. I personally thought Phipps conducted himself far better than Chieka did in the aftermath.

Is he moaning about it? Said he expects the vitriol and is happy to own it. Knows he has let down Wallabies supporters. But he'll get back up, as will the team. Can't really see the moaning in his statements.

I agree. He was happy to receive unified support last year that many predecessors did not get. Now he deals with their reality and he wants to moan about it.

But you asked for it and you really do deserve it and some of the players as well. Some of the players should get a heap of praise like Folau. Haylett-Penny, Kevei, Toomua, Fardy, Hooper, McMahon, Simmons, Moore who actually played well even though their instructions from high command were a bit dim. This series lost is more about the coaching than the players ,and I hope others see it that way, because the players played their guts out and deserve better.

Hansen is clever, his comment was more directed at Eddie as reverse psychology, don't play that game with him ;)

The old saying goes, what comes around goes around cheika.

Poor Cheiker he does like to play the victim. Hansen was putting the boot in now everyone else is going to. Poor bugger.

Too many sub-standard performances. Defence was weak, attack too pedestrian. Too many mistakes and penalties given away. In short the culture is not right. Says a lot about where this country is headed these days too. Mediocrity rules.

If u lose a series 3-0 at home to England you should expect criticism. As for scoring more tries than your opposition, when will we understand that the majority of points in most test matches come from kicks not tries?

agree. whinging about the refs thru out the series. churlish. the ball hitting the spider cam had nothing to do with aus' loss.

Chieka comes across as a bit of a sook, nit what I would expect from a professional coach. How does talking about how nobody likes him or the team and how people are just waiting to kick him and the team when they are down... doing anything to reverse the trend. This sort of talk alienates people. Mr sales and marketing Pulver needs to have a quiet word with him about putting his feelings on display while he is holding such an important office and representing so many people. But maybe some will feel this is somehow uniting and inclusive. I'd love to hear how?