The squad floored by the Wallabies in 2015 – and England’s starting XV on Saturday contained eight survivors – has bounced back with a vengeance. But this was a highly significant win psychologically, despite the fact that a record English margin of victory disguised the tightness of the contest. Rather than being 13-6 ahead with 10 minutes left England could have been 20-6 behind with Michael Cheika purring up in the stands. Would they have scored three tries in the last nine minutes under more pressurised circumstances? In their five successive wins against Australia under Jones England have scored five first-half tries to the Wallabies’ six.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 06:00 UTC