“We were generally inconsistent – some days we were good, some days not so good,” he said.
“When you play against teams like Australia and England, they are going to be tough learnings. But I also think things are a bit closer than what everyone thinks,” Carter said.
“There is a bigger picture with the World Cup. Have we seen signs of improvement? I think there are some small signs. Would I like them to be bigger? I’d them to be bigger because I’d like us to win.
“We gave ourselves a small window at times of winning, which is not enough.