The Sale Sharks winger scored three outstanding tries in his sides commanding 39-7 win over winless Italy at Twickenham yesterday.

The game marked England's first victory of this season's RBS 6 Nations, and Cueto's first international tries since November.

The 25-year-old's strike-rate now stands at an impressive seven tries in seven internationals, but he revealed that some harsh - if ultimately playful - words from his colleagues spurred him on during the game.

Ive been struggling to get over the line a bit this year and theres been a bit of banter flying about both with the England squad and up at Sale,'' Cueto said.

I hadnt scored a try in 2005 before today so its especially nice to have scored a hat-trick.

From a team and squad point of view its just brilliant to get that first win in the Six Nations.

Although he had only gone three England games without scoring - having what appeared a legitimate try ruled out for offside against Ireland - Cueto admitted his lack of tries had begun to play on his mind.

As a winger you are there to score tries and it does stay in the back of your mind,'' Cueto said, ''Sometimes you get a bit frustrated by it and try to force things a bit too much.

Two of Cueto's tries were set up by perfectly timed passes from Newcastle Falcons centre Jamie Noon, who enjoyed a fine afternoon's work, and the winger gave credit to the performance of England's backs.

To be honest I dont think I had to do a great deal for any of my tries, it was more the lines and the hands of the guys inside,'' Cueto said.