By Paul Rees
England continue to find ways to lose. As in their previous six Tests against tier-one opposition, they led at one point in the second half only to fade away.
It does not look a question of fitness or even personnel but a collective failure to wrestle back momentum.
Turning Point
The turning point in Dublin came at the start of the second half when England were 10-5 ahead.
Tom Curry, immense all evening, won a turnover penalty off Hugo Keenan and England launched an attack in Ireland’s 22.
Their lead did not properly reflect the way they had subdued Ireland in the opening half...