I think we're lacking some penetration through the centre myself which means we're a bit lateral in possession when we move the ball. Henshaw and Payne haven't really shown themselves as attacking threats at this level yet.
I'm not a big Zebo fan either, he's more of a broken play / sevens type player and he doesn't seem to fit into this Irish team easily.
There's nothing wrong with the English pack - there rarely is but I think the Irish pack is the most physical and well organised Irish pack that I've ever seen. And theres a lot of depth too.
I'd take a good chunk of that English backline over ours - particularly the centres.
I like to think our tactics are us deliberately keeping things very plain and boring before the World Cup and we'll see some more wrinkles added to the gameplan at that time.
Schmidt is a superb coach and some of the set plays he comes up with (and the execution of them) are simply amazing. There was one in the last game where off a line-out there was a planned three phase move designed to drag a winger out of place to give Sexton a gap to hit with a kick down the line. The game is so fucking advanced now it's incredible.
Zebo isn't my cup of tea either. Our backline is missing a few players, and I don't think Payne is quite good enough. Is Luke Fitzgerald fit yet? I really hope we have Trimble back for the World cup.