George: I just can't wait for rematch

ENGLAND captain Jamie George is desperate for a rematch with the All reBlacks after another gut-wrenching verse down under.

- ADAM HATHAWAY

George's side went down 24-17 at Kiwi stronghold Eden Park where New Zealand have not lost for 30 years.

For the second weekend in a row they gave Scott Robertson's side the hurry-up but fell just short and have earned respect south of the equator.

George, below, nearly scored a game-saving try at the death but was denied by referee Nic Berry when England felt it should been play on. Instead, they got pinged for obstruction and the Kiwis lived to fight another day but George says England will be ready for them when they ar rive to play at Twickenham on November 2.

George, who put in a huge shift, said: "The big message from me is that we will never start from zero again. I spoke in the week about the journey that the team has been on, where we've come from throughout this pretty long season to where we are now, I'm pretty proud of all the work that's gone in across the board.