Defence coach Paul Gustard admits England still have plenty to work on despite the promising start under coach Eddie Jones.England began their Six Nations campaign with a hard-fought 15-9 win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday, although there was little sign of the high-tempo rugby that Jones is keen to implement in his new side.Jones has said England will get fitter under his tutelage and Gustard, brought in by Jones as part of an overhaul of the entire coaching staff, said circumstances dictated much of Englands approach to the game. Gustard says Italy have progressed hugely since joining the Six Nations We want to increase the tempo, but unfortunately due to the weather conditions, due to perhaps the time we spent together, due to how good Scotland were defensively in the first half, we werent able to get that stranglehold on the game in terms of our tempo, Gustard told Sky Sports News HQ. Its again something we will try to earmark this weekend and in the games after that.The first-half wasnt perfect from a defence coach point of view. We got cut three times, two in and around the line-out at the back of the maul, so its something weve been trying to work on this week. England head coach Eddie Jones says hes likely to make changes to the team that beat Scotland which included James Haskell The second-half improved significantly and I think we looked quite comfortable in terms of containing Scotland, who have a very good attack and they are a well-coached team.Next up for England is a trip to Rome to face Italy in their second straight away game and Gustard says he is focusing his efforts on containing No 8 Sergio Parisse, who remains the heartbeat of the Italian team.Italy have progressed a lot. Theyve beaten everyone else but England in the Six Nations, he added. Italys Sergio Parisse (right) is dejected after missing a last-gasp drop goal attempt against France Parisse has been their talisman - he can do the unexpected, hes not a traditional forward, he wants to step up as a first receiver, he wants to try a drop goal, he wants to put a chip in, so hes a target for us to try and neutralise. There are a lot of other good players around him. His legs arent quite what they used to be in terms of the amount of involvement he has, but theyve got two wings that have got a lot pace and the 10 looked a tidy player at the weekend as well.Theyre going to be a good team, theyre certainly well coached and will be diligent in defence.Also See:Jones: England will get fitterEngland retain BeaumontScotland 9-15 EnglandPunditsLos Angeles Lakers Pro Shop . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. 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In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford.CLEVELAND -- Prodding her party, Caitlyn Jenner said Wednesday it was easier to come out as transgender than as a Republican and conceded Democrats promote more inclusive policies.Jenner, the Olympic gold medalist and transgender activist, gently chastised Republicans as she spoke at a brunch on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention. She told the pro-LGBT American Unity Fund that shes urged Republicans including Donald Trump to create a safe environment for children who are transgender.I get it. The Democratic Party does a better job when it comes to the LGBT community, the trans community, all that kind of stuff, Jenner said.In an unusual moment for a GOP gathering, she received a smattering of applause when she praised President Barack Obama for advancing LGBT rights and for eliminating the ban on transgender people serving openly in the military.Jenners appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, just blocks from where Republicans are holding their convention to nominate Trump, illustrated the divisions within the party as it works to expand its appeal to LGBT voters and their supporters in the general election. Though Trump has been more supportive of gay rights than most of his White House challengers, there have been few public calls for more inclusivity during the four-day gathering in Cleveland.Earlier this year, Trump drew attention for saying that Jenner could use whatever restroom she wanted in one of his luxury buildings, a position that came as Republicans in several states were pushing laws forcing people to use the restroom that corresponds to their gender at birth. Jenner later took up Trump on his offer, using the womens room without incident at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Manhattan.Youree creating laws for a non-issue, Jenner said.dddddddddddd We dont have a problem here.Its a position at odds with the GOP platform, adopted at the convention on Monday, which preserves language that criticizes the Obama administration for directing schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms matching their gender identity. Montel Williams, the TV host, called that part of the platform inexcusably hostile to the LGBT community.We think weve made so much progress and were right back where we started, said Williams, who is black. If you remember, just because of the color of my skin, there were bathrooms I couldnt go in, water fountains I couldnt drink from.Jenner said the bathroom issue had been used politically for many, many, many, many years. She added that shed personally experienced no issues with which bathroom to use.I havent used the mens room in a year and a half, said Jenner, who transitioned to her new identity from Bruce Jenner last year. And thank God, because there are some great conversations going on in the ladys room, OK?Opponents have warned that men would use it as an excuse to enter womens rooms to prey on girls. Jenner noted that Former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, former Mississippi Rep. Jon Hinson and former Florida state Rep. Bob Allen -- all Republicans -- had been arrested for lewd behavior in mens restrooms, during a time in which no transgender people were arrested for using the wrong bathroom.Maybe what we should do is ban Republican representatives at a state level from being in the mens room, Jenner said.---Reach Josh Lederman on Twitter at http://twitter.com/joshledermanAP ' ' '