The sad thing about this game, compared to any given league game was the way Guscott creamed himself over a move started by Vainikolo. It broke down 10 seconds later because England are woeful but to find solace in a minor play just highlights how dire that game is. Such a move can be found every 30 seconds in a league match - it's called "passing the ball and running". No kicking - just passing and running.

Sad thing is - they lap it up. They'd watch any old sh*it if it meant having a day out and shouting for England. The sponsors will continue to shovel money at it. The BBC will carry on hyping it up. John Inverdale always manages to squeeze out some kind of highlight from a very crap game.

Pardon the pun, but it's on a par with Golf. It's like shi*t on a shoe - it gets everywhere. Thank fook the home internationals are a short affair.

I bet they only play so badly is because of err.... .... hmm... ohh I know Andy Farrell, all the RL influence...errrrr


NO I know, its Lesley's fault. Because he played RL, if only they had the far superioir RU born and inbread players, then they would have won by a canter.

pmsl when i saw this result

I'm sure Stephen Jones will help him see the error of his ways.

Isn't it weird that now England can't win games just by kicking goals, Wilkinson's value to the team is starting to be questioned by the Yawnion press?

Coincidence.........?

Well, they've gone and dropped him. Declare a day of national mourning!!!

In the only change from an absolutely appalling team performance. More proof that Brian Ashton really is clueless. There needed to be half a dozen changes in both the backs and forwards, but it seems that like its cricket counterpart this England team is very difficult to get left out of.

...waits for England to tell Cipriani to go out so he can be dropped again.

All very coincidental that he breaks Neil Jenkins points record thanks to a dodgy rethink of the Lions v Argentina game then gets dropped the week after when in all truth he should never have been picked for any of the 6 nation games this season.

But thankfully he was picked and Wales have the triple crown and England need to beat Ireland on Saturday to avoid the Triple spoon.

I've turned down a free trip to Twickers on Saturday; first class rail travel, free beer, Chinese afterwards. I think I would rather pull my own teeth out.

I'd have gone just for the Chinese.

Dunno, free beer and first class travel sounds good too. And when to get to Twickenham, you can join the rest of them in the bars there. No need at all to have to watch the union.

Yeah good point actually.

I love train travel & have never been first class; I love food & I love beer. I'm not sure how polite it would be to ignore my hosts (who I actually like) & spend it among the mobile phone, barbour jacketed, flat capped mob in the bar though. I am quite tempted to get more amunition to fire my prejudices though.

go, wear a GB rl shirt and during the game have a right good moan about how crap union is, enjoy the free beer, travel and food

It's tempting, but I will be more at home at Chumbawamba in Leeds tomorrow night.