And the team gets weaker still with Tuilagi out and Ashton in, I was looking forward to Tuilagi running hard as a finisher, but Ashton will not help a team going backwards all the time

I agree that Tuliagi is better going forward , but cant help thinking that having Ashton on the bench to cover the back 3 is a better option than Tuilagi .

 Ive given up trying to second guess what Eddie Jones' game plans are , but can only think he intended Slade  to move to 11, 14 , 15 if needed and Tuilagi to come in . I expect now he will use Farrell to cover the centres  .

Personally I would have started Tuilagi instead of Teo

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And the team gets weaker still with Tuilagi out and Ashton in, I was looking forward to Tuilagi running hard as a finisher, but Ashton will not help a team going backwards all the time

I agree that Tuliagi is better going forward , but cant help thinking that having Ashton on the bench to cover the back 3 is a better option than Tuilagi .

 Ive given up trying to second guess what Eddie Jones' game plans are , but can only think he intended Slade  to move to 11, 14 , 15 if needed and Tuilagi to come in . I expect now he will use Farrell to cover the centres  .

Personally I would have started Tuilagi instead of Teo

At 12? People have talked about him playing there for years and years but it hasn't happened under any club or country coach (even when he has been fit for more than 5 minutes!)

Nope I would have played him at 13 and Farrell at 12

Why is Slade playing centre should be Daly and MB at full back?

Sinks had one huge table v Etse?

I think sinckler has played pretty well after early scrums.

Lucky Farrell. Not sure about that. Very happy though. How was Wilson motm? May or sa 12 surely? Shields was horrible

That Farrell tackle looked like a clear penalty and card to me.
Bok's 12 was fantastic. Broke England's line at well it looked like. It's a good job Marx was doing his best Dave Ward impression or we'd have lost that by at least 14!

The ball carrier shoulder charges Farrell as he’s making the hit.

In the ground I thought it would get given, watching replay at home can’t see anything wrong with it, as the ref and Tmo said.

Sink was great barring dodgy scrum start.

Daly proved himself as an appalling 15 barring his long range boot.

Youngs slow off the base as usual but v good kicking.

Te’o worth his place. Shields looked fine to us, Wilson excellent.

Replacements were good - Moon looks a better international prop than Hepburn.

Slade - not again please.