DUE CARE AND ATTENTION

Itoje wants inquest despite Danny heroics

- ALEX SPINK

ENGLAND 18

SAMOA 17

MARO ITOJE demanded honest conversations after England won a match but lost crucial momentum in their quest to win the World Cup.

On Sunday they face a quarter-final against Fiji, ranked six places above Samoa and winners at Twickenham less than seven weeks ago.

They fly south to Marseille today as one of only four teams still unbeaten but looking miles off the standards set by Ireland, not to mention France, South Africa and New Zealand.

Steve Borthwick has bolstered his squad by summoning Sam Underhill for the injured Jack Willis.

But Itoje (inset) knows England have their work cut out to replicate their previous World Cup achievements without a major gear shift in the coming days.

"There will be honest conversations," the Saracens star promised. "They're necessary if you want to move forward.

"That wasn't the performance we wanted. We need to improve, we need to get better."