Borthwick said the call was “not worth talking about now” because it “could detract from what is a great Test match”, while New Zealand coach Scott Robertson said: “When you slow down, it becomes quite clear. Most things in rugby become clear when you slow down.”
Speaking on the Rugby Union Daily podcast, former England fly-half Paul Grayson said: “There is a lot of subtlety in the analysis that sometimes seems confusing.
“It’s a game of interpretation and sometimes it’s about who can break better. There was a bit of that in the way both teams approached the breakdown.”
He continued: “I thought the last penalty was a penalty. When you have a back in the box there’s always a chance something can go wrong and Ollie Lawrence sees the line and he gets out. In old money it was a truck and trailer so it was a distraction.
“I have no problem with the refereeing today. If you ask the referee and his assistants to look for such minor details, you can’t complain when such obvious things are used against you.
“It’s a shame because if they had scored that goal and kicked it and worked like crazy for 30 seconds to get it, it would have been a great finish.”
