Eddie Jones and his Autumn Nations Cup champions ground out victory against a second-string French team. They won the battle at Twickenham but on this evidence it is not long before France will overtake them in the world rankings. England and their explosive forward runners — Billy Vunipola was metaphorical dynamite at times — can blast most teams to pieces. England are a team who rely on that power and aerial bombardment like few others. George Ford, the England fly half, is frightened of holding on to the ball.

Source: The Times December 06, 2020 18:00 UTC