PAUL REES

The first thing that needs to be said is that this was an absorbing Test match between two teams which on their current rate of progress will be serious contenders for the 2027 World Cup. Amid all the panic about the need for entertainment to stimulate interest, this was a true contest with every point hard earned which turned on a moment of brilliance.
For all England’s disappointment at losing by a narrow margin for the second week in a row having again looked opportunity in the face and blinked, just think back to last August when most of the Twickenham crowd were too stunned ...