Unfortunately for them, it's going to go the other way."This is going to galvanise us, it's going to make us tighter. We speak a lot about standing up for people, we speak a lot about helping each other, and we've got to make sure that we do that for Steve."He has had a bit of a personal attack here and an unwarranted one at that."England's autumn campaign begins against Australia on Sunday.Borthwick will be acutely aware that it was at the same point in the World Cup cycle that his predecessor Eddie Jones was sacked.The Australian, who, like Borthwick, had been heavily backed by the RFU, was eventually forced out after a November 2022 defeat by South Africa was met by a chorus of jeers from the Twickenham stands.Allianz Stadium generates about 90% of the RFU's revenue, the vast majority of which comes via men's national team matchdays.England's meeting with the Wallabies will be the first time Borthwick's team have returned to the venue since February's 42-21 loss to Ireland in a miserable Six Nations campaign.While wins over Fiji and Argentina in their last two outings have ended a run of five straight losses, England's winning percentage for 2026 is still only 38%.Only two years since the start of the Millennium have ended with a worse return.After taking over from Jones, Borthwick very nearly led England to the Rugby World Cup final less than a year later, losing to South Africa by a single point in their semi-final.His 2025 campaign fuelled hope with 11 wins from 12 matches, including a rare victory over New Zealand.However, the momentum gathered on that run has evaporated.The All Blacks, rejuvenated under new coach Dave Rennie, loom two weeks after Sunday's meeting with Australia, with a match against Japan, now led by Jones himself, in between.