England have won both their games in the 2024 Six Nations by a combined margin of five points and, in so important a competition, that is not to be sniffed at — but dry-nosed followers must know that each of Scotland, Ireland and France will be a minimum of 15 points better than either of the teams they have played so far.

The calls from the team were for Twickenham to rise in acclamation, but in a poor match (the second of two poor matches on Saturday) the crowd only really came to life when England took the lead, and that moment came in the last ten minutes. But it came, and it was deserved.

England worried us all week before this game. They seemed