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George North says there is no panic in the Wales camp following their World Cup warm-up defeat against England .
Wales' 33-19 reversal at Twickenham meant a first loss for Warren Gatland's men since February last year, ending a run of 14 wins.
It also dashed their hopes of replacing New Zealand at number one in the World Rugby rankings.
And there was a major setback for them on Monday, when fly-half Gareth Anscombe , who went off just before half-time, was ruled out of World Cup contention due to a serious knee injury.
Despite the Six Nations champions matching England 3-3 on tries, with wing North among the scorers, George Ford's goalkicking proved a key difference.
England vs Wales - player ratingsShow all 30 1 /30England vs Wales - player ratings England vs Wales - player ratings Elliot Daly - 6 Suspect in defence as he was stepped too easily by Gareth Davies for the opening Wales try and barged off in an attempted tackle on George North.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Joe Cokanasiga - 7 Used much more than in the past in coming off his wing, which brought the second try from close range. Got too excited in lining up Anscombe for a smash - only to miss him.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Jonathan Joseph - 6 Slotted back into the midfield seamlessly and linked up well with Bath colleague Watson outside him. Happy to provide a link rather than take centre stage.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Piers Francis - 7 Good showing from a fringe player knocking on the door of selection. Dumped Hadleigh Parkes on his backside early on with a textbook tackle and punched above his weight defensively. Took a bad head knock late on and left for an HIA.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Anthony Watson - 6 First international outing in 17 months proved a success. Looked lively with ball in hand and soared over opposite number North to take a high ball. Versatility makes him a must for Japan.
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England vs Wales - player ratings George Ford - 7 Calm and collected performance from the stand-in skipper. Kept the scoreboard rolling with his three second-half penalties on an unblemished day from the tee, and picked the right passes to cut open the Welsh defence. One blemish saw him cross-field kick with little support that triggered a Welsh counter-attack.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Willi Heinz - 7 Looked very comfortable on the international stage as he linked with Ford nicely, and nearly bagged himself an early try with a wraparound his half-back partner. One poor pass sold Daly short before he was replaced after 50 minutes.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Ellis Genge - 7 Reacted to Jones’ provocation to concede a penalty, but got one back when he made mincemeat of Francis in the scrum.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Luke Cowan-Dickie - 7 Accurate at the lineout and was in the right place at the right time when Owens fluffed his lines at the end of the first half.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Dan Cole - 6 Useful strip of the ball in a ruck early on to win possession. Very solid in the scrum and looks back in international contention at the right time.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Joe Launchbury - 8 Played like a flanker. Every time England broke the line, Launchbury was the man on the inside shoulder. Pick-and-go helped set up Cokanasiga for his try.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Charlie Ewels - 7 Charged down Davies early on to disrupt Welsh possession. Ended up at flanker as England contended with Curry’s and Ludlam’s departure.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Lewis Ludlam - 7 Took the opening kick-off on his first England appearance and settled nicely. Showed his inexperience in reacting to Alun Wyn Jones and then getting trapped in the scrum by skulduggery from Wainwright for Davies’ try, but put in a couple of thumping tackles.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Tom Curry - 7 Made such a bright start with an interception early on and a lovely line break in the build up to the opening Vunipola try, which made it all the more worrying when he left the field 29 minutes in with a right shoulder injury.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Billy Vunipola - 8 Started the match like a house on fire, somehow grounding the ball for the opening try from a mess of a maul and nearly bagging a second had it not been for the TMO’s decision. At fault for being handed off by Davies though in the lead up to the Welsh try.
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England vs Wales - player ratings <b>Wales:</b> Liam Williams - 7 Kept largely shackled by the England defence, with only a couple of chances to stretch his legs. His usual reliable self under the high ball.
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England vs Wales - player ratings George North - 7 Grew into the game as he increasingly came off his wing. Combined speed and power to take his try from close range and one eye-catching run in the first half sent Daly and Ford sprawling but Anscombe couldn’t take his offload with the try line at his mercy. Enjoyed a good break in the second half off Owens.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Jonathan Davies - 7 Linked well off Anscombe’s break in the opening period, but the chance went begging with Tipuric halted. Smart play down the left before half-time released North and produced another chance, though again went without result.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Hadleigh Parkes - 5 Unusually off the boil. Dropped the ball twice under pressure, and found himself caught out defensively on more than one occasion as Cokanasiga and Curry beat his shoulder.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Josh Adams - 5 Kept quiet, and split an early chance to attack after a poor pass to him.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Gareth Anscombe - 6 Picked up a right knee injury shortly after a lovely step-and-break to evade Cokanasiga. The niggle got the better of him and he left the field assisted after 32 minutes. Sight of him on crutches soon after made bad viewing.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Gareth Davies - 8 Supreme solo effort from the base of the scrum pegged England’s fast start back as he fended off Vunipola and stepped Daly to go all the way from 40m out. One of the star performers until he departed after 53 minutes.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Nicky Smith - 6 Couldn’t get anything going against Cole but proved steady at loosehead.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Ken Owens - 5 Lineout jitters returned at the worst possible time as his five-metre throw found English hands and gifted Cowan-Dickie the third try. Neat break down the left in the second half produced a chance for North.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Tomas Francis - 5 Struggled against Genge and guilty of being shoved in reverse for an England penalty.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Adam Beard - 6 Useful runner around the fringes and reliable in the lineout.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Alun Wyn Jones - 6 Smartly drew a reaction out of Genge and Ludlam to upgrade a scrum to a penalty, but part of the lineout unit that broke down for the third England try just before the break.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Aaron Wainwright - 6 Contained Ludlam to the scrum for Davies’ try but did little else of note despite lasting the 8-.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Justin Tipuric - 6 Defensively reliable as we’ve come to expect, though England did a good job of containing him at the breakdown. Replaced after an hour with an ankle niggle.
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England vs Wales - player ratings Ross Moriarty - 6 Beaten in defence by Curry early on and copped a ball to the face from a loose flick-back. One of his poorer matches.
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Wales have an immediate opportunity to avenge that result when they host England on Saturday, and North knows it is all about a bigger picture.
"We were a bit rusty and I reckon we left four tries out there," North said.
"But we are not panicking. It is what it is. We have to address that and we have a week to get it right for the next Test and we go again.
"You never like losing games, but it has put us in a good place to mentally focus and work out where we need to go.
"This is what these games are for.
"This is what the opportunity is to allow us to play these big games, turn that around and play the weekend after to simulate what is coming up.
"We are still fighting for positions in the squad and every second counts in these weeks and games.
"This is the pointed end of the stick now, when the games come thick and fast."
North claimed his 37th touchdown in 84 Tests for Wales at Twickenham and he was hungry for work throughout the contest.
George North believes Wales will not suffer any effects from their defeat against Wales (AFP/Getty) "You always want more," he added.
"In the first half we got caught slowly as a squad. In the second half we defended a lot better and got a bit more shape.
"But that last little pass went astray and we showed our rustiness and left a few tries out there. We needed to close it out.
"But we are not hugely worried about it. It is disappointing, but we have a good foundation for next weekend and the games coming up."
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