Paul Rees looks back on England’s performances so far and says they should take the hand brake off and race ahead

WIN or lose, England’s report card tends to read should do better. After almost a year of near misses when their capacity to turn a winning position into defeat seemed to grow with each match, one-point victories over France and Scotland have been greeted with no more enthusiasm than a tax demand.
So much for the results business. Yet go back a few months when the defeat to New Zealand, after a late penalty by George Ford hit a post before his drop goal att...