England no longer expects

Speaking to fellow Englishmen during the last week, there is clearly a consensus among the fans. None of us think we have a chance to win. We know we are going to go out before the final, as I suspect, do the players.
We just want to see our side play with a combination of fight up front and some verve behind.
We would rather that we had a good go at Samoa and Tonga and played some attractive rugby, and lost one of the games and went home - than shuffled to two halting victories, qualified for the next round and got stuffed by Australia.
Because the simple fact is, we are not scoring enough points to worry a top 6 side. Our back play has descended to such a low, we could not convert a 4 on 2 overlap, assuming that is we were skilful enough to create one in the first place.
The side Brian Ashton (and try and remember that this is the doyen of coaching attacking rugby) has taken to France looks short of skill and pace, and yet maybe, in his latest team, St Brian has found a set of backs who will at least give it a bit of a lash.
I know he has moved Lewsey to full back, but I suspect that is so the wingers selected will at least head for the wide open spaces, rather than into the nearest contact like Josh does. Has he become Samoan? Is he suffering from small man complex (he is only 5' 8") and trying to show he can be as hard as anyone? The annoying thing is he has good defence and some talent, and if he could be persuaded to run for the gap instead of the man, his pace and low centre of gravity may well see him through.
The front 5 is probably the best we have got, so no squabbles there, but the back row, Good God Terence! Does anybody other than the coaching staff really think they are either the best 3 players we have or in their correct positions?
Worzle is a hard tackling 6, and that's it. Corry is a 5 and half. Not tall enough for the second row and too slow for the back row. He should never have gone to France at all. I know he will take the ball up into contact all day, but so what - where does that ever get us? 61% possession and no points against the Boks. And Easter is simply a good Premiership player who to date, has failed to make the jump to Test matches.
What this back row lacks is pace, balance and a genuine openside. And as the match is not due to be played in Bath during February, but against a South Pacific side on a firm pitch under a warm sun, that seems a near criminal omission from the coaching staff - John Wells in particular. I know Rees was strangely anonymous against the Boks, but this highlights the original selection problems of picking too many Leicester players and not 2 opensides.
Still, let us live in hope that England will at least score some tries and play with more cut and thrust behind the scrum. As for a result, since we can't win the tournament, does it matter?