'i Have Never Seen England On A Charge Like This'

It was a twelvemonth retired from nan 2003 Rugby World Cup and I retrieve being down to Australia astatine Twickenham.

Following a Wallabies try, Martin Johnson sewage america each nether nan posts and was not willing successful charging down nan kick.

We were down and each that mattered to him was winning territory successful nan adjacent 5 minutes.

He made it clear we had to beryllium much fierce successful defence, enactment successful Australia's 22 for arsenic agelong arsenic possible, and spot if they could grip nan pressure.

We produced an fantabulous last 20 minutes and Ben Cohen scored nan effort to flooded what was a 31-19 deficit.

The logic we past came backmost successful nan World Cup last against Australia was because of what had gone by successful nan years before.

The much difficult it is for this existent England squad, nan better. Coming from 12-0 down to defeat New Zealand could beryllium nan captious touchpoint they usage connected their travel to nan adjacent World Cup.

Maro Itoje, on pinch 30 different players, will retrieve what happens successful different scenarios.

I watched Itoje locomotion down nan passageway pinch nan referee astatine half-time, and he was having a very mature, informative speech each nan measurement backmost into nan changing room.

Roll backmost moreover 2 aliases 3 years and Itoje is not doing that arsenic skipper - but location is thing different successful what he is bringing to nan squad.

It is very low-key pinch him, it is truthful overmuch easier to travel leaders for illustration that alternatively than abrasive, much evident leaders.

Sometimes those guys don't person nan expertise to screen each nan different characteristics. I tin spot really Itoje is capable to accommodate to his players.

When nan last whistle went connected Saturday, Henry Pollock was bouncing around, jumping connected Ben Earl's back.

Itoje was conscionable shaking hands, cool arsenic you like, and Pollock ran astatine him and they embraced.

It was for illustration a conflict of really you would observe a large win, but Itoje is capable to accommodate to his players.

Leadership successful difficult moments does make nan quality successful nan biggest Test matches. It is astir nailing those cardinal decisions and moments.

George Ford's determination to return back-to-back drop-goals correct earlier half-time is your cleanable example.

I americium buzzing astir this England team, arsenic I person ne'er seen England connected a complaint for illustration this earlier a World Cup.

I don't judge immoderate England squad has been successful this bully a position successful position of spot and depth, activity and nan expertise for individuals to triumph games.

Overall, location is now a stark opposition betwixt wherever England are and wherever they person been complete nan past decade.

Steve Borthwick had to create arsenic a Test coach himself, and that was ever going to return time.

Ollie Lawrence is turning into a subordinate who is starting to connection much than Manu Tuilagi.

When afloat fresh and firing, Tuilagi was truthful difficult to extremity - and I don't deliberation Lawrence has that capacity to nan aforesaid extent.

But he is showing a overmuch wider skillset, pinch nan soft hands for Fraser Dingwall's effort arsenic he drew nan attraction of 3 players.

He has an expertise to displacement earlier and aft contact. That effort was not conscionable a bully set-piece move.

When players for illustration Tuilagi and Jason Robinson pull that overmuch interest, it intends location has to beryllium opportunity elsewhere. Lawrence has shown he tin beryllium that threat but besides a decoy runner.

His comeback is besides singular - not that agelong ago, erstwhile you did your Achilles, that was a done deal.

Dingwall, successful his provider domiciled astatine wrong centre, besides helped to get nan champion retired of Lawrence.

In those large arenas is wherever you get to spot players for illustration Dingwall, who often spell nether nan radar, shine.

Players for illustration Will Greenwood and Richard Hill - 1 of England's top - would softly spell astir their business but successful really important ways.

Dingwall has that expertise to publication nan crippled superbly.

Things hap moreover faster against nan champion teams, and he supplied a mates of bully offloads and carries to bargain Ford time.

He besides helps supply that guidance - he will beryllium supplying a batch of commentary to Ford and that is nan worldly nary 1 sees.

If he keeps processing successful that role, past England are answering a mobility we person each been asking since astir apt nan days of Greenwood.

People request to return nan opportunity to walk 5 minutes conscionable watching what Dingwall does - nan elemental things done good that create opportunities and abstraction for those astir him.

Pollock is bringing group connected his travel pinch his mindset.

Ellis Genge, Will Stuart and Tom Curry are not known for their light-heartedness connected nan field, but they each had a beaming grin earlier coming on.

It felt for illustration a "this is our moment" type of vibe.

They are each turning into Pollock - not completely, of people - but adopting elements of his approach.

The chair are bringing each nan power and impact, pinch Pollock starring nan charge, and everyone gets swept up into this vortex that he creates.

It ramps up nan intensity, and erstwhile you person conscionable been smashed astir by England for 60 minutes that is incredibly difficult to compete with.

South Africa do it much for illustration for for illustration and sometimes alteration roles, whereas England person a hit pinch nan types of players who travel connected astatine nan moment.

England person 30 players who are comfortable either starting aliases being connected nan bench.