Steve Borthwick’s England have two wins from three Six Nations fixtures ahead of facing the championship’s bottom two sides in Italy and Wales – but their game plan and the manner of their performances have left many questioning them.
In the opening round, a promising first-half display against Ireland in Dublin was quickly wiped away as England fell 27-10 behind until four minutes to play – two late tries burgling a losing bonus point.
On the second weekend, England welcomed France to Twickenham and common consensus afterwards was Les Bleus squandered at least three clear try opportunities to move out of sight before a plucky home side stuck in there and won 26-25 with the final attack.
This weekend, England hosted Scotland at Twickenham, winning by a single point again as Finn Russell missed a last-gasp conversion to claim victory for the away side.
Truthfully, England should probably be sat with three defeats from three, such has been the quality of their displays: too negative and kick-focused. But the players must also be complimented for finding…
