England participant rankings: Ford saves the day however Arundell lacklustre

George Ford accomplished a late turnaround as Steve Borthwick’s side prevented an all-out disaster however the victory was tempered by a pink card for captain Owen Farrell.

Nick Purewal was at Twickenham to fee the England gamers…

Freddie Steward – 5

Reckless yellow card so practically value England the match.

Henry Arundell – 5

Another lacklustre exhibiting and one that may concern Borthwick.

Joe Marchant – 6

Absolutely no likelihood to shine behind a pack that might not generate any ball.

Ollie Lawrence – 6

One energy carry apart, as with Marchant he didn’t have the platform to carry out.

Elliot Daly – 7

Showed flashes of absolutely the class that may have him a sure starter in France.

Owen Farrell – 5

His sort out approach will come beneath renewed scrutiny after a poor pink card.

Jack Van Poortvliet – 5

Struggled to impose himself and limped off with a worrying knee damage.

Joe Marler – 6

Scrummaged nicely early on however pale.

Jamie George – 7

Thew himself into every thing and was pivotal to the late rally.

Will Stuart – 6

Set-piece slipped off once more after first-half.

Maro Itoje – 6

Grabbed the attempt to flip the tide and stored within the battle.

George Martin – 6

Looked hampered by a knee difficulty however grafted arduous.

Courtney Laws – 6

Still inching again to prime health however threatened in patches.

Ben Earl – 7

Grew as the sport went on regardless of the carnage round him.

Billy Vunipola – 6

A very good first hit-out for the fit-again powerhouse.

REPLACEMENTS:

Ellis Genge (for Marler ’53) – 6

Sin-binned straight off the bench however recovered nicely and was aggressive and centered.

Dan Cole (for Stuart ’56) – 7

Helped England discover some late ballast from nowhere.

George Ford (for Arundell, 56) – 8

Saved the day on the final when England misplaced Farrell. Showed England the course that they had so lacked.