:00:31. > :00:42.It is days such as this, when England play Wales. Anthony Watson,
:00:43. > :00:51.England in full control. George Ford. Charged down. Eddie Jones'
:00:52. > :00:58.team on track for the grand slam. Danny Care, what he does. He scores.
:00:59. > :01:07.Watson, for England. It is England's grand slam. Welcome to Twickenham,
:01:08. > :01:10.this is the third time in the past nine months that these two teams
:01:11. > :01:17.have faced off against one another. Back in October, Wales famously
:01:18. > :01:22.triumphed, turning England's World Cup dream into a nightmare. England
:01:23. > :01:27.gained sweet revenge in March, en route to their first Grand Slam in
:01:28. > :01:32.13 years. This is one of the most intense rivalries in sport. Today's
:01:33. > :01:38.match billed as a friendly, but we'll know there is no such thing.
:01:39. > :01:48.Today's commentary comes courtesy of Brian Moore and Eddie Butler.
:01:49. > :01:56.COMMENTATOR: One cap in the England pack. Harrison, born in New Zealand.
:01:57. > :01:58.Scouted by Dylan Hartley. The England captain returns to
:01:59. > :02:02.international rugby after concussion. Joe Launchbury and
:02:03. > :02:09.Courtney Lawes back as the second row partnership. Luther Burrell at
:02:10. > :02:15.centre. Many Tuilagi out again because of a hamstring. No Owen
:02:16. > :02:22.Farrell. Or players from Exeter and Premiership champions, Saracens. No
:02:23. > :02:27.Luke Charteris in the second row. Racing still have games in France.
:02:28. > :02:31.Alun-Wyn Jones back. Ross Moriarty will be a strike runner from the
:02:32. > :02:37.back row. Dan Lydiate is the captain, wearing seven. Scott
:02:38. > :02:40.Williams back at centre. Injured his knee against England back at the
:02:41. > :02:46.World Cup. Rhys Webb starts at scrum-half, missing the World Cup
:02:47. > :03:01.through injury. Not a single Cardiff Blues player in the starting 15.
:03:02. > :03:08.A little end of season bonus. England against Wales again at
:03:09. > :03:18.Twickenham, for the third time this season. Instructions from referee
:03:19. > :03:28.Mario Smith Rea. Born in Romania. From Italy. -- Mario
:03:29. > :03:47.Rhys Webb, starts for Wales. Jamie Roberts. Liam Williams, how to play.
:03:48. > :03:51.Good afternoon, Brian. Wonderful afternoon, I'm sure players will
:03:52. > :03:55.revel playing in these conditions. You try telling them there is
:03:56. > :04:02.nothing at stake, apart from places on the tour in New Zealand and
:04:03. > :04:12.Australia. Ben Youngs' kick a lot longer than was meant. Giving Wales
:04:13. > :04:22.an easy way back. Dylan Hartley. He had travelled with concussion -- had
:04:23. > :04:29.trouble with concussion. The injury that worries rugby. Ben Youngs
:04:30. > :04:37.checking where Anthony Watson is. Dazzling running skills from Watson.
:04:38. > :04:46.England, Jonathan Joseph. Biggar back for Wales. Yarde with the
:04:47. > :04:56.follow-up. Biggar stays in feel. No, he does not. Wales will have the
:04:57. > :04:59.puts in. England profiting from Ben Youngs' adventure on the blindside.
:05:00. > :05:10.Something reluctant to do in the past. That faithful dividends. --
:05:11. > :05:18.paid full dividends. Watson could easily have stayed on his line.
:05:19. > :05:30.Intelligent. Faletau the target of Wales.
:05:31. > :05:49.The angle is slightly improved for Dan Biggar.
:05:50. > :06:07.Jake Ball, wearing the scrum cap. Hallam Amos tackled by Yarde.
:06:08. > :06:24.Rob Evans, from the front row. Rhys Webb could not be tackled. Penalty
:06:25. > :06:28.advantage against Mullan. Wales looking comfortable, quite happy to
:06:29. > :06:39.go through the phases, England giving them an easier way out. The
:06:40. > :06:48.flag is up, Wales will have the attacking line-out. The penalty
:06:49. > :06:51.which drives coaches crazy. Faletau spilling the ball, reclaim do. Good
:06:52. > :07:17.work by the number eight. -- he reclaim the market. Alun Wyn
:07:18. > :07:29.Jones. Chance for Dan Biggar. Samson Lee. Evans, instrumental in the
:07:30. > :07:41.build-up. Scott Williams, twisting and turning. Held short. The try
:07:42. > :07:52.scored, Rob Evans, for Wales. All too simple for Wales. Just a series
:07:53. > :08:04.of short drives. You would normally expect any organised defence to
:08:05. > :08:07.repel those. Good lineout. Four or five metres made, from that point
:08:08. > :08:17.England's scramble defence struggling.
:08:18. > :08:31.were not in the next meter. Ultimately came from an unnecessary
:08:32. > :08:34.penalty on the Welsh ten metre line from Matt Mullan, giving Wales a 30,
:08:35. > :08:46.40 metres advantage. Dan Biggar. Successful with the
:08:47. > :09:12.extras. Not quite what they wanted. Not the
:09:13. > :09:22.perfect line-out. Winning another penalty, Wales. They may not like
:09:23. > :09:32.the interpretation of referee, Marius Mitrea, but England have to
:09:33. > :09:38.stop offending. All of them are likely to cost them. This one likely
:09:39. > :09:43.three points. The indiscipline cannot afford to continue if they
:09:44. > :09:50.are to get anywhere near Wales. Wales have the balance, in terms of
:09:51. > :09:55.possession and play. Where they are moving over the gain line. If you
:09:56. > :10:01.compound that, by giving them penalties, not going to be much of a
:10:02. > :10:11.contest. Three more points from the boot of Dan Biggar.
:10:12. > :10:21.George Ford. Straight down the middle, hi.
:10:22. > :10:46.Rhys Webb, as to be quick. -- he has so be quick. Mike Brown comes
:10:47. > :10:59.forward. Jamie Roberts, lets inland. George Ford. It has come to Hartley.
:11:00. > :11:13.Not how he wanted it. At the second time of asking, Liam
:11:14. > :11:38.Williams. We are going high again. Hallam Amos
:11:39. > :11:46.against Anthony Watson. Watson has the ball.
:11:47. > :12:08.Spillage by Wales, chance for England. Penalty advantage. They can
:12:09. > :12:15.do anything they want now. They will go back to the penalty. Is it a
:12:16. > :12:18.fresh one? It is a fresh one. The first one was not playing the ball
:12:19. > :12:29.in front of the man who had played it. The strategy from England, with
:12:30. > :12:34.the kick from the ten metre line. There is one chaser, if Wales deal
:12:35. > :12:41.with it better, a gap of 50 metres around the initial chaser. More men
:12:42. > :12:50.need to be around the player contesting it. Wales would have a
:12:51. > :13:01.large amount of room to working. -- work in.
:13:02. > :13:25.England trying to get the drive on. The referee's instruction is to use
:13:26. > :13:34.it. Ben Youngs. Big stretch from Luther Borrell. The try is given.
:13:35. > :13:41.Great line from Luther Borrell. Shaun Edwards will not be pleased.
:13:42. > :14:10.At pace, on the right line. You can see Burrell targeting the
:14:11. > :14:12.fly half, Dan Biggar. There is the take by Clifford, the drive did not
:14:13. > :14:48.get far. Burrell on the outside shoulder fantastic played by Jack
:14:49. > :14:56.Clifford. Chance for Burrell. This is more like grand slam England.
:14:57. > :15:04.Scott Williams makes the tackle. Knocked off. A let off for Wales.
:15:05. > :15:09.Dan Biggar is down and hurt. Liam Williams running out from behind his
:15:10. > :15:20.own line. No Dan Biggar, for the moment.
:15:21. > :15:32.Rhys Webb calling for someone to give the ball to. Hallam Amos behind
:15:33. > :15:37.him. Rhys Webb kicking himself. Brown, to Watson. Good tackle by
:15:38. > :15:57.Jones. Ford spilling the ball. Samson Lee
:15:58. > :16:08.collect. Dan Biggar up and able to clear, and make round. -- make
:16:09. > :16:20.round. England almost through, and the line beam type. -- line been
:16:21. > :16:27.tighter. It looks as if he can run, Jack Clifford. Low centre of
:16:28. > :16:34.gravity. Yes, he can. From a Welsh point of view, they will be worried
:16:35. > :16:38.by the fact that England are managing to make these big breaks.
:16:39. > :16:56.The Welsh defence usually very solid, difficult to break down. Dan
:16:57. > :17:02.Lydiate going off. James King coming on in place of the captain. Looks
:17:03. > :17:08.like a limping injury. Doubtful he will be back.
:17:09. > :17:23.There is Burrell begin. -- again. Flattering tackle by Jake Ball. Come
:17:24. > :17:29.away by Clifford. Only as far as Hallam Amos. Good wriggling by the
:17:30. > :17:36.Gwent Dragons player. Fantastic run, support by Jamie Roberts. Could not
:17:37. > :17:46.get the pass back to Amos. Not for the moment. Scott Baldwin, on his
:17:47. > :17:47.own. The ball out of play. That was the wrong option, on Baldwin on his
:17:48. > :18:06.own in the 15 metre channel. Clifford quickly onto the ball.
:18:07. > :18:17.Nothing wrong there, don't have to move. Getting out of trouble, the
:18:18. > :18:21.Hallam Amos way. It was Jamie Roberts, unfortunately for Wales,
:18:22. > :18:33.for all his strengths, not the quickest. Lovely run.
:18:34. > :18:50.Good tackle, Joe Launchbury. One large plain wrapping up another.
:18:51. > :18:58.Penalty advantage, Wales. Quickly taken by Rhys Webb.
:18:59. > :19:05.Toby Faletau playing scrum-half. Dylan Hartley, from an offside
:19:06. > :19:19.position. Always alert. He made a huge amount
:19:20. > :19:47.of ground. Dan Biggar, a few bumps and bruises.
:19:48. > :19:50.Harrison knocking him over once. Looking the same old Dan Biggar.
:19:51. > :19:55.Going through his routine. Looking to extend the Welsh league. Just
:19:56. > :20:28.about. -- lead. Wales have seen two pods. Well taken
:20:29. > :20:35.by Hallam Amos, Courtney Lawes waiting for him on landing.
:20:36. > :20:57.Clifford, winning the ball. Not quite up to the five metre line.
:20:58. > :21:08.Youngs spilling away. Moriarty, good smothering tackle. It is loose. Rhys
:21:09. > :21:10.Webb, against George Ford. George Ford gets back up, surely he was
:21:11. > :21:34.held? Again, Wales counter rucking. Mike Brown spotting the
:21:35. > :21:42.gap. The numbers are there. Joseph, Watson. Liam Williams cannot stop
:21:43. > :21:50.him. Wriggling and rolling. Did he lose control of the ball on the
:21:51. > :21:57.line? Whatever the outcome of this... All started by Mike Brown,
:21:58. > :22:04.being in a position he would not usually be in. Taking the Bulstrode
:22:05. > :22:21.overcome the spotting the gap. Back of the ruck. Allowed to do it in
:22:22. > :22:30.momentum. I think he will give that. Allowed to make one movement in any
:22:31. > :22:39.direction. When the ball goes over part of the line, he has developed
:22:40. > :22:42.possession, in control. Downward pressure, not needed, just control.
:22:43. > :22:57.You may award the try. Brilliant awareness by Anthony
:22:58. > :23:05.Watson, where the line is. It was, he had very little space, tumbling
:23:06. > :23:13.over. A lot of credit to Watson, good finish.
:23:14. > :23:22.Wales goes along, Faletau, beyond the end of the line-out. Wales on
:23:23. > :23:31.the front foot, very little possession in the last quarter of an
:23:32. > :23:32.hour. Baldwin has carried well. Waiting for Robert Evans to loop
:23:33. > :24:05.around him. Scott Williams. Rhys Webb, very elusive. Penalty
:24:06. > :24:11.against England. Not just a case... Not just a case of Rhys Webb being
:24:12. > :24:16.elusive, powerful as well. Players go higher, because he is a
:24:17. > :24:30.scrum-half, think they can taking down, they cannot. Scott Baldwin has
:24:31. > :24:42.been Wales' best forward carrier. Third or fourth long carry. What do
:24:43. > :24:46.Wales do? Going back to Faletau. James King in possession, slipping
:24:47. > :24:50.it is Scott Baldwin at the back. Jamie Roberts comes in, adding his
:24:51. > :25:04.weight to the rolling maul. Harrison stolen
:25:05. > :25:12.it. They could go left or right, too slow. Maybe not. Liam Williams
:25:13. > :25:21.reading it well. The pass not good enough. Williams stopping the move.
:25:22. > :25:24.Cancer rucking from Wales. Making England pause for thought in their
:25:25. > :25:37.22. That will be the end of the first
:25:38. > :25:46.half. Plenty of action. Tries, missed kicks from a couple of
:25:47. > :25:56.injuries. Half way through it. 1-1 in the season, the decider.
:25:57. > :26:16.Hallam Amos catches. Ross Moriarty trying to drive to the 22, does not
:26:17. > :26:45.get far. It is therefore Rhys Webb. Not as good an exit from the 22 as
:26:46. > :26:47.Wales would have wanted. The formula that worked well in the first half.
:26:48. > :26:58.Clifford. Harrison, part of an increasingly
:26:59. > :27:21.fluent England operation. Here is Launchbury, allowed
:27:22. > :27:43.scrum-half to take it. Now playing scrum-half. Dan Cole going nowhere.
:27:44. > :27:48.Ford changing direction, goes long to Yarde. Scott Williams wrapping up
:27:49. > :28:02.Yarde. Cole again taking the tackle.
:28:03. > :28:07.Clifford dropping it, good Welsh defence. Biggar long to Jamie
:28:08. > :28:19.Roberts. North outside him. Mike Brown just outside his 22. The
:28:20. > :28:39.advantage is over. Ford, charged down. Moriarty coming
:28:40. > :28:48.away with it. Nobody claims the ball. Ricocheting around. Liam
:28:49. > :28:55.Williams sorting it out. Faletau drops it.
:28:56. > :29:02.Wales compounding the error. Manufacturing the situation,
:29:03. > :29:07.complete mismatch, in terms of defenders. Not only were the
:29:08. > :29:25.forwards in there, superior numbers, and they have the dogleg. George
:29:26. > :29:31.North with very little possession. You would think, give him the early
:29:32. > :29:43.ball, let him see what he can do. George Ford, towards the corner. 12
:29:44. > :29:46.metres out. England with the throw. He has had problems with the boot,
:29:47. > :29:54.kicking for goal. Decent touch finder. Putting England in a good
:29:55. > :30:06.position. England come of it quickly. Going to be a stretch for
:30:07. > :30:12.the line again. It has worked again. The change of tactics from the
:30:13. > :30:19.line-out, Ben Youngs, at pace putting England into the lead. I
:30:20. > :30:22.mentioned in the first half, about the way England were using Marland
:30:23. > :30:33.Yarde, inside and outside the fly half. You watch Yarde has
:30:34. > :30:42.the run, standing there, they have an eye on him. Ben Youngs dummies.
:30:43. > :30:47.The defender had to make a different decision. Ben Youngs, quick enough
:30:48. > :30:53.and powerful enough to take advantage of that. We saw, close to
:30:54. > :31:01.the line, you only need to be put off from your tackling by a small
:31:02. > :31:05.margin, not to get the proper hit on a player.
:31:06. > :31:17.Well picked up, Jake Ball. Evans again. Here is George North, coming
:31:18. > :31:26.off his wing. Good spin by the number eight, Faletau.
:31:27. > :31:37.The first spell of possession by Wales in the second half. Jack
:31:38. > :31:48.Clifford comes away with it. Good pace by the England number eight.
:31:49. > :31:52.Two tries. The game has turned. Well, Clifford, as he should have,
:31:53. > :31:58.he is a professional, not bothering with anyone else about whether or
:31:59. > :32:00.not it was a knock-on. He plays to the whistle. We might becoming all
:32:01. > :32:15.the way back, I don't know. Well, it seemed to touch Dan Cole
:32:16. > :32:20.and then touch... Can't see from that angle, need the reverse angle.
:32:21. > :32:24.Well, if that's the only angle they've got, I don't know what you
:32:25. > :32:27.can get from that because you see the hand of Dan Cole but you don't
:32:28. > :32:31.see it go forward. You can see that it was a very rapid sprint by a
:32:32. > :32:42.number eight. I have a decision. There is nothing
:32:43. > :32:46.clear and obvious. You may award the try.
:32:47. > :32:52.Nothing clear and obvious. I may award the try.
:32:53. > :32:56.Thank you. The ball goes backwards from Dan
:32:57. > :33:10.Cole, no knock-on. Clifford plays the ball and runs away with the try.
:33:11. > :33:15.Well, whatever happens, you do not want a group of players surrounding
:33:16. > :33:44.the referee. George Ford. He does land the kick.
:33:45. > :33:57.Wales needs to respond. Samson Lee to James King. Dan Lydiate. Faletau.
:33:58. > :34:09.Another interception. That one has gone forward. Hasn't it? It has.
:34:10. > :34:11.Couldn't freeze his arms because Watson was on hand and he would have
:34:12. > :34:24.been away as well. Rhys Webb to Hallam Amos. A clever
:34:25. > :34:35.little move. Hallam Amos gets away but Marland Yarde is back there.
:34:36. > :34:43.England are deep in their corner. Wales give away a penalty. Marland
:34:44. > :35:00.Yarde did well to stay in field there.
:35:01. > :35:15.It comes out eventually. Ben Youngs on the loop. Good England move.
:35:16. > :35:21.Joseph. Ben Youngs, ever dangerous. He is slightly on his own there.
:35:22. > :35:25.They might have turned it over. Wales get the penalty and Rhys Webb
:35:26. > :35:33.will be looking to take it quickly. Liam Williams. Or they will say to
:35:34. > :35:34.Dan Biggar, you take over. Faletau did a tremendous job because
:35:35. > :35:50.England were away. England work their way beyond the
:35:51. > :35:58.Welsh defence. Jonathan Joseph. Matt Mullan.
:35:59. > :36:06.It has gone nowhere but it might work for Dylan Hartley. Or it might
:36:07. > :36:10.work for Dan Biggar. Or Clifford. He tries the fancy pass. It has all
:36:11. > :36:22.gone a bit scrappy. Wales have it, just about. Ross Moriarty did well
:36:23. > :36:27.to get them out of danger. Chaos can be good for the game, Brian?
:36:28. > :36:31.It can be exciting. The fact is because it is this sort of fixture
:36:32. > :36:36.and you are not playing for a Grand Slam or anything else, there's are
:36:37. > :36:39.willing to take chances that they wouldn't do and, of course, people
:36:40. > :36:45.make mistakes and it keeps the game open.
:36:46. > :36:51.The all-powerful England line-out. Here comes Anthony Watson. Tries a
:36:52. > :36:57.pass and it hasn't worked. Brilliant pass by Rhys Webb to Gareth
:36:58. > :37:04.Anscombe. He looks to off-load to Jamie Roberts. Brilliant by Wales.
:37:05. > :37:08.Priestland can't get the ball to George North, England turn it over
:37:09. > :37:15.and away, we white shirts. George Ford now. Wasn't expecting that.
:37:16. > :37:18.Jamie Roberts, involved from the start, has to go back to 22. Wales
:37:19. > :37:43.have to restart from here. Another charge down. It is a lucky
:37:44. > :37:45.one for Wales. They have it. They just can't hang onto the ball at the
:37:46. > :37:55.moment. Ball. That is not fair enough I Rhys Webb.
:37:56. > :38:17.Handsomely reclaimed by Hallam Amos. Rhys Priestland manages to get the
:38:18. > :38:24.ball away to Samson Lee. Faletau. And it is another spillage by Wales
:38:25. > :38:29.and England are away. Danny Care finds Jonathan Joseph, Watson
:38:30. > :38:31.outside him. Watson. Nearly through Liam Williams. Penalty advantage to
:38:32. > :38:56.England. Corny lords hands-off Jamie Roberts,
:38:57. > :39:00.feeds Marland Yarde and England's domination of the second half grows
:39:01. > :39:05.and grows. England should have got over and
:39:06. > :39:07.converted over the left-hand side. They did an the right and Wales are
:39:08. > :39:28.struggling now. Marland Yarde had a simple walk in.
:39:29. > :39:32.Good work by Launchbury. Had it been straighter, earlier than that,
:39:33. > :39:37.Watson would have gone over in the corner but when the ball came back,
:39:38. > :39:44.Wales had simply... Well, that's too easy. Too easy.
:39:45. > :39:54.Having said that, you do give credit to Courtney Lawes for timing the
:39:55. > :39:57.pass to the winger. Great work by Courtney Lawes. They
:39:58. > :40:08.canned off, straight on, give the past with perfect timing.
:40:09. > :40:09.Wales looking ragged at the moment. It has been a worrying second-half
:40:10. > :40:21.for Wales. George Ford.
:40:22. > :40:28.It's not going to be his day, is it? It's not.
:40:29. > :40:35.11 points not on the board. 38-13 had they all gone over. 32 or 33-13.
:40:36. > :40:50.Five tries, one conversion. A very solid England scrum and
:40:51. > :40:52.George Ford can do with it what he wants. Gareth Anscombe in his own
:40:53. > :41:10.22. He stays in his own 22. Williams Liam gets the pass away to
:41:11. > :41:18.Kristian Dacey, the Hawker. There he goes. Jonathan Joseph, left behind.
:41:19. > :41:25.Rhys Priestland gets the little kick ahead. Rhys Webb sets off in
:41:26. > :41:35.pursuit, recovered I George Ford. -- recovered by George Ford.
:41:36. > :42:02.A couple of players are going down with cramp now.
:42:03. > :42:08.Changes on the England side. Elliot Daly comes on and into the front
:42:09. > :42:41.row. Ellis Genge for his first cap. It is a penalty against 19.
:42:42. > :42:44.The referee is going to have a word with him here because he has been
:42:45. > :42:57.talking about the number of penalties.
:42:58. > :43:04.Rhys Priestland, more of the same. Well, yes. I thought he would. He
:43:05. > :43:10.has had a word. Be careful means that is your final warning? I don't
:43:11. > :43:18.know. It would be helpful if it wasn't said. -- if it was that he
:43:19. > :43:28.said it was. Kristian Dacey throws in. Safely
:43:29. > :43:30.gathered up. This is a better maul for Wales. Launchbury came away with
:43:31. > :43:42.it. Ellis Genge. England clear away as far as Hallam
:43:43. > :43:50.Amos, who keeps the ball in play, set off and spins. Lloyd Williams to
:43:51. > :44:00.Priestland. They go long to George North. North against Elliot Daly.
:44:01. > :44:04.And that is... That's highly. -- that is high.
:44:05. > :44:26.Just going out of play there. Against their former number eight,
:44:27. > :44:35.only been playing prop for three years. Another one who is being
:44:36. > :44:44.asked to do a primary job. They are looking at players to do something
:44:45. > :44:50.else. New to the England coaching team,
:44:51. > :44:53.responsible for the scrum and there has been nothing wrong with that
:44:54. > :44:57.today. Steve Borthwick will be happy, the
:44:58. > :45:02.line-out and performance coach, that the accuracy around the breakdown
:45:03. > :45:07.has been better. Awaken Wales through Gareth Anscombe
:45:08. > :45:16.and George North on the loop. Liam Williams. A pass to Mike Brown.
:45:17. > :45:21.We'll stay in field. Rounded well as he was under considerable pressure
:45:22. > :45:25.from Lloyd Williams. I am not sure if he is religious but
:45:26. > :45:38.I think he was willing the ball to go out at least.
:45:39. > :45:41.Eddie Jones has put Ollie Devoto in at outside-half and Tommy Taylor
:45:42. > :45:48.comes on for his first England cap in place of Dylan Hartley. Tommy
:45:49. > :45:52.Taylor has worked hard and he is the best striker of the ball in the
:45:53. > :46:02.Premiership so I am very pleased for him.
:46:03. > :46:07.Another good drive by the England forwards. They don't seem to have
:46:08. > :46:15.been affected at all by newcomers coming on. Dominated possession in
:46:16. > :46:21.the second half. Elliot Daly can go on the outside. A beautiful pass
:46:22. > :46:24.back to Ollie Devoto. Could it be a sixth try? It looks like a knock-on
:46:25. > :46:56.but you can't tell in this game. Free kick quickly taken by Lloyd
:46:57. > :47:04.Williams. A sparky run from the scrum-half.
:47:05. > :47:22.Jake Ball has offered himself all day. Priestland switches play.
:47:23. > :47:23.Hallam Amos is away. Rhys Priestland card -- can't hang onto the ball. It
:47:24. > :47:53.has been the Welsh tale of the half. That arm is only going one way from
:47:54. > :48:00.the referee. Penalty to England. The invitation is, from the referee, if
:48:01. > :48:05.you want to. Do England want to join Dan Cole sitting down, reflecting on
:48:06. > :48:11.a very good second-half performance? No, they want to play on a bit
:48:12. > :48:16.longer. From an England point of view I
:48:17. > :48:19.think you would want to get on top of Wales, go over the line again.
:48:20. > :48:25.One of the reasons I think Eddie Jones did not make substitutions as
:48:26. > :48:33.early as Wales is he wanted to chalk up a win first and foremost. Well,
:48:34. > :48:40.that job is done. Now it is just a question of by how much. Danny Care
:48:41. > :48:45.says 14 points will do and kicks the ball out. The game is over. A real
:48:46. > :48:52.turnaround by England. They trailed at half-time but they have won by
:48:53. > :49:00.scoring five tries. Three of them in the second half. And they have
:49:01. > :49:01.beaten Wales by 27 points to 13. England captain Dylan Hartley,
:49:02. > :49:16.another one for the trophy cabinet. The chief executive of Old Mutual
:49:17. > :49:20.Wealth gives him the cup of his company's name and England will go
:49:21. > :49:27.on tour to Australia with a good victory under their belts.
:49:28. > :49:30.Consider that was a fully loaded Welsh side, you must be pretty
:49:31. > :49:34.happy? It was a good step forward for us.
:49:35. > :49:38.We have a difficult tour of Australia coming up so it was nice
:49:39. > :49:42.to have that today against a very good side.
:49:43. > :49:47.A special mention to a number of your three quarters looking sharp,
:49:48. > :49:51.especially Luther Burrell, Anthony Watson, Marland Yarde.
:49:52. > :49:56.They did really well and you need to remember the work done on the inside
:49:57. > :50:00.by George Ford and Luther Burrell. Outstanding.
:50:01. > :50:02.Things started fairly positively but nothing and your way in the second
:50:03. > :50:06.half. Assessment? I thought we played
:50:07. > :50:12.pretty well in the first half of the way we started the game but the
:50:13. > :50:16.disappointment of the Six Nations in terms of starting... We needed the
:50:17. > :50:22.game. I said to the players, how do you feel? Lowing a bit. A lot of
:50:23. > :50:28.those players haven't played for a few weeks. Haven't experienced that
:50:29. > :50:33.intensity since the Six Nations so we needed that game to get under our
:50:34. > :50:37.belt and a lot of things to work on, making sure we are more accurate and
:50:38. > :50:39.particularly in the second half there were some turnovers at
:50:40. > :50:45.line-out time. We showed rate courage to come back
:50:46. > :50:48.from points down and I think it is a great reflection of the character of
:50:49. > :50:52.the boys but hopefully we can sort out the first 20 minutes because if
:50:53. > :50:58.we give Australia and southern hemisphere teams leads like that,
:50:59. > :51:03.it's going to be to bounce back. We have given ourselves a good field
:51:04. > :51:06.position and given us opportunities to play and we have coughed up the
:51:07. > :51:11.ball off the line-out or haven't held on long enough so that is
:51:12. > :51:14.disappointing but a lot of positives as well and we need to look forward
:51:15. > :51:20.and play positive rugby in New Zealand. Tidy up our defence. A few
:51:21. > :51:25.missed tackles, myself included. We will go there positively.
:51:26. > :51:31.We have won six on the bounce so it is about getting our prep right. We
:51:32. > :51:34.are confident in ourselves so as I say it is just about getting the
:51:35. > :51:38.prep right and take sure we do everything we can to leave nothing
:51:39. > :51:41.out there on the field, nothing to chance. It will be a great three
:51:42. > :51:48.Test series. As we go into the All Blacks, if we
:51:49. > :51:51.hadn't said that game it would have been difficult but it has served its
:51:52. > :51:58.purpose is no doubt. Disappointing to lose but it is good to get a hit
:51:59. > :52:03.out, especially in the heat. And play at that intensity because club
:52:04. > :52:08.rugby is not at that inter-dizzy -- intensity.
:52:09. > :52:12.What reception are you going to get personally?
:52:13. > :52:16.Hopefully a few barbecues, mate. You never stop loving your country. I am
:52:17. > :52:22.coaching England and I want to beat Australia badly.
:52:23. > :52:26.Those are the thoughts of the players and coaches. Martyn Williams
:52:27. > :52:30.and Jeremy Guscott join me outside Twickenham. Smiles all over the face
:52:31. > :52:33.of Eddie Jones. The happiest of the coaches.
:52:34. > :52:37.It didn't start off well for him with Wales getting the early try and
:52:38. > :52:42.rightly so, they looks more like a team. England slowly getting into
:52:43. > :52:49.the game. The more errors Wales were making, the more confident England
:52:50. > :52:53.got. I think one of the prize was a fair reflection. The distance of the
:52:54. > :52:57.wind didn't reflect how close the game was watching it live at England
:52:58. > :53:00.will be confident and happy after the victory.
:53:01. > :53:05.What about Wales, Martyn Williams? That was a pretty much full strength
:53:06. > :53:09.Wales side against a weakened England side so that will give their
:53:10. > :53:13.confidence a knock? However much they want to gloss over
:53:14. > :53:20.that, it will be a blow to their confidence going into New Zealand.
:53:21. > :53:24.If they had won, you would have expected them to win without some of
:53:25. > :53:28.the Exeter and Saracens players but as it was they lost convincingly. At
:53:29. > :53:35.half-time I thought Wales would be pretty happy in front but it fell to
:53:36. > :53:41.pieces. The decision with Dan Cole and the Clifford try but the wind
:53:42. > :53:44.seemed to go out of their sails. They missed 20 tackles and that is
:53:45. > :53:49.not like the Wales team so a disappointing day at Dagenham.
:53:50. > :53:54.Not very characteristic, those defensive frailties. I would imagine
:53:55. > :53:57.they would have had a run in the dressing room.
:53:58. > :54:02.It is a sign the guys haven't played for two or three weeks. A little bit
:54:03. > :54:05.off the pace and it showed they needed this game before going to
:54:06. > :54:08.play the world champions because otherwise it would have been worse.
:54:09. > :54:14.Wales are a notoriously slow starting side, which I predict they
:54:15. > :54:20.start scoring the try. They show their control and went back to their
:54:21. > :54:23.old habits. Line-out not as tight as it should be, kicking game not as
:54:24. > :54:27.tight as it should have been. They let England into the game by losing
:54:28. > :54:33.momentum and turning the ball so many times. England dominated
:54:34. > :54:38.territory and possession and scored at least... Two of them were a good
:54:39. > :54:48.price. The first try from a role was good -- from Luther Burrell. The
:54:49. > :54:53.other two were breakaway. Wales are as low as a group when
:54:54. > :54:59.they get together. Alun Wyn Jones desperately needed game time. We
:55:00. > :55:03.have the likes of others to come back, and Sam Warburton. We hope
:55:04. > :55:09.it's a video nasty for these guys. You were frustrated, the amount of
:55:10. > :55:18.times England chose to kick when they had men outside. Marland Yarde,
:55:19. > :55:24.Luther Burrell... Luther has a point to prove after
:55:25. > :55:29.not getting the run in the web world back -- in the Rugby World Cup.
:55:30. > :55:34.Anthony Watson, for me, is one of the most improved buyers globally.
:55:35. > :55:38.Every time he gets a ball he is exciting. He can beat a player
:55:39. > :55:44.quickly. His finishing for that try was just wonderful. Marland Yarde,
:55:45. > :55:48.out in the wilderness for a bit, came back and scored a try. Looking
:55:49. > :55:52.good apart from George Ford, who seems to be lacking a bit of
:55:53. > :55:57.confidence. Joseph kicking the ball on a couple of times, showing a lack
:55:58. > :56:02.of confidence. You want to keep the ball in play so you can up the
:56:03. > :56:11.intensity but as a first run out as a new team, they did -- they did
:56:12. > :56:19.very well. I think Liam Williams and George
:56:20. > :56:22.North are as standard. Hallam Amos acquitted himself well. He was quick
:56:23. > :56:27.and strong and solid under the high ball. I think that what they do is
:56:28. > :56:32.point. Ross Moriarty had a decent game in the back row, carrying well.
:56:33. > :56:37.Quite a few will be disappointed themselves. Defensively it is
:56:38. > :56:40.unheard of for Wales to miss 20 tackles and Sean Edwards but we are
:56:41. > :56:46.looking for plus points and we are gasping at straws but Hallam Amos
:56:47. > :56:49.was a shining light. England in Australia next. Eddie
:56:50. > :56:52.Jones has called them favourites. Do you agree?
:56:53. > :56:59.He was trying to boost the confidence. Six games in a row they
:57:00. > :57:06.have won. They go there with confidence. The pack is strong. It
:57:07. > :57:11.was a mixed bag in the back row today but you have believer LuPone
:57:12. > :57:22.to come back and he is so solid. -- Billy Vunipola. And we get Owen
:57:23. > :57:27.Farrell back at ten. He could play at 12 and George could be stuck in
:57:28. > :57:31.at ten so they fancy their chances out there. To say they are going to
:57:32. > :57:36.win is a big ask. Why not go with the aim?
:57:37. > :57:40.That is the way Eddie Jones is thinking. What of Wales? New Zealand
:57:41. > :57:51.is least toughest days to two so what are they -- is the toughest
:57:52. > :57:56.place to draw. What will they help for? Rain!
:57:57. > :58:05.Warren Gatland said before the game the best job they have got is the
:58:06. > :58:10.second and third test, when they are up to speed. After today's
:58:11. > :58:14.performance it is a very long shot. Thanks for your company today. That
:58:15. > :58:17.is it from us. England travel to Australia with confidence and Wales
:58:18. > :58:20.have a little bit of work to do. Stay tuned for brand-new Top Gear
:58:21. > :58:27.with Chris Evans.