| No. | Name | |
|---|---|---|
15Mike Brown, FB | ||
14Anthony Watson, W | ||
13Jonathan Joseph, C | ||
12Owen Farrell, C 6 | ||
11Jack Nowell, W | ||
10George Ford, FH | ||
9Ben Youngs, SH | ||
1Joe Marler, P | ||
2Dylan Hartley, H | ||
3Dan Cole, P | ||
4Maro Itoje, L | ||
5George Kruis, L | ||
6Chris Robshaw, FL | ||
7James Haskell, FL | ||
8Billy Vunipola, N8 | ||
| Replacements | ||
16Luke Cowan-Dickie, R | ||
17Mako Vunipola, R | ||
18Kieran Brookes, R | ||
19Joe Launchbury, R | ||
20Jack Clifford, R | ||
21Danny Care, R | ||
22Manu Tuilagi, R | ||
23Elliot Daly, R | ||
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WALES*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
Match Commentary
"Just when England were cantering to a comfortable win over Wales, it looked like the most improbable of comebacks was a possibility as George North and Taulupe Faletau scored in the final 10 minutes of the game to turn a 18 point-lead into just four. Eventually there was sweet relief for England when Jack Nowell bundled North into touch but it was an alarming loss of tempo in the final throes of the match. But that can be analysed in the week and England will look to the positives of Maro Itoje's memorable performance while James Haskell was also superb. England will now go to Paris looking for their first Grand Slam since 2003. Twickenham dares to dream. "
After a tense last few moments, it's over and England have the win. Jones' side survived the last 10 minute storm and Wales just turned up too late. Good game of rugby!
World Cup de ja vu incoming...
Faletau. This is going to be a very tense last few minutes for England indeed. Danny Care is like tissue in water when hit by the bombarding Wales No.8.
The scrum explodes into action and Wales work it very well along the line to find George North. Great work in the build up to the try from Williams who offloads superbly.
They've currently got just that, just inside the English half.
Even though the try won't stand, it's another sign that Wales are finding a way through now.
Well, well, well...
England lineout just inside their half.
Thrown - TICK
Caught- TICK
Offloaded to teammate - TICK
Passed down the line to Ford - TICK...
Ford goes to kick, closed down by Biggar and he's onto it. Great from Dan Biggar. Just what Wales needed, just what England did not need. GAME ON.
"England are in complete control at the break and they have a new hero: Maro Itoje. The young second-row has had a remarkable 40 minutes where he has caused havoc in Wales' lineout, turned over ball and drew a key penalty in the 37th minute. He is belying his tender age of 21. England have one try on the board but it could easily have been three had Ben Youngs not knocked on while attempting to dot the ball down and Dan Cole managed to ground it near the sticks. The 16-point lead is not unsurmountable from a Wales perspective but they have been second best in every area of the game so far."
They've done exactly what they've been threatening to do all game. Itoje carries well, offloads to Brown who then finds Watson on his shoulder down the left. Wales were stretched and just couldn't cope. Great play from England.
Gareth Davies is committed and his best efforts have denied Dan Cole of the try. Personally, it looks a try to me, but I'm not part of the officiating team. Admittedly, the camera footage isn't particularly conclusive.
The TMO's required to check for a knock-on in the build up and after closer inspection, Williams' elbow is deemed to have knocked it rather than a player in a white shirt, so the try looks to stand. However, on the actual grounding of the ball, Youngs dives on top of the stray ball on the line but it's deemed a knock-on.
England have started well and are comfortably the side on the front foot. Nowell has a look down the right flank, but is swiftly slammed to the deck. First scrum of the game, just on the Wales 22. 10kg difference between the two packs.
STARTING XV's
ENGLAND: Brown, Watson, Joseph, Farrell, Nowell, Ford, Youngs; Marler, Hartley (captain), Cole, Itoje, Kruis, Robshaw, Haskell, B. Vunipola.
Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, M. Vunipola, Brookes, Launchbury, Clifford, Care, Tuilagi, Daly.
WALES: Williams, Cuthbert, Davies, Roberts, North, Biggar, G. Davies; Evans, Baldwin, Lee, B. Davies, Wyn Jones, Lydiate, Warburton (captain), Faletau.
Replacements: Owens, James, Francis, Charteris, Tipuric, Webb, Priestland, Anscombe.
Jones leads England into their toughest Test under his control, knowing victory will put them one win away from a first Grand Slam in 13 years.
Wales, meanwhile, know a third win in four visits to Twickenham would make them favourites for the championship. It promises to be an uncompromising encounter, not to be missed.
Hello and welcome to ESPN's live coverage of the Six Nations clash between England and Wales!