NEW Saints signing Luke Douglas caught the eye in Scotland’s defeat by England at Coventry.

Starting in the front row with fellow new Saints recruit Adam Walker, the former Gold Coast Titan took the game to England’s big men and, although mic’d up for the BBC, he let his shoulders do most of the talking.

Although pleased with the way the underdogs rattled the hosts in the first half, the 30-year-old was disappointed with the way they fell off leading to a scoreline which flattered England.

Douglas said: “The second half was disappointing because they steamrollered through us up the middle a bit.

“We came off at half time just four points down and no other team that has ever been invited to a Four Nations has ever won a game.

“We could see the frustration building and could see the tension at the scrums and they were getting into each other. That is what we wanted. The crowd were quiet too and that is what we wanted to do.

“Unfortunately we could not keep going – the big wingers Jermaine McGillvary and Ryan Hall got their sets off to a good start and their big boys, off the back of those quick play the balls, were hard to handle in the middle. A few of the boys were playing busted and it started to open up.”

England really began to get in the ascendancy when Scotland skipper Danny Brough was yellow-carded for holding down Jonny Lomax after a half break.

“There were a few missed tackles in the run-up to that and maybe Danny stayed on a bit too long,” Douglas said.

“I thought it was a bit harsh and hurt us a bit, but you deal with it. Unfortunately they got a few tries while he was off.

"We needed to play smarter and kick it out and get some time off the clock, but unfortunately we were not able to do that.”

The prop, who has penned a three-year deal at Saints, is now looking to sign off with a flourish on Friday night against the Kiwis at Workington.

“We have been a bit disrespected and a lot of people questioned whether we warranted being in the Four Nations.

“Our performance was about trying to earn a bit of respect back and playing for our families and our heritage.

"We go up to Workington on Friday and we are hoping a few supporters will come down (from Scotland).

"I enjoyed my time up there last time and the Cumbrian crowd really got behind us. It is a great little town and hopefully they can get behind us again," he said