BY MARK ORDERS HOW THEY RATED

LEIGH HALFPENNY 6.5

His reading of the game allowed him to snuff out a number of threats and he was involved in an important turnover. Without him, the scoreline would have looked a lot worse for Wales.

JOSH ADAMS 5

Took a skyscraper in the opening stages and kept his sleeves rolled up throughout, with his efforts including a possession steal. It’s now six Tests without a try for last year’s prolific Wales scorer.

NICK TOMPKINS 5

Earned a penalty with a powerful run that resisted attempts to hold him up. Tompkins also joined forces with Louis Rees-Zammit to foil a raid down the right. But there seemed a dot more inspiration last season.

JOHNNY WILLIAMS 7

Barely put a foot wrong in the opening half as he gave Wales the lead by supporting well and touching down, then hit Billy Vunipola with a tackle and followed up by knocking Jonny May back behind the gainline.

LOUIS REES-ZAMMIT 6.5

He’s a flying machine but Wales couldn’t get the ball to him in the first half. Rees-Zammit still finished in credit, though. Some of his defensive work, including a turnover, was excellent.

DAN BIGGAR 5

Set up the first try with charge-down and footballing skills, then taken out in the air in run-up to England’s opener. But the Welsh attack barely fired a shot after that opening try.

LLOYD WILLIAMS 5

Williams didn’t have the greatest platform to contend with. There were no opportunities to show his game in an attacking sense, and was replaced eight minutes into the second half.

WYN JONES 4.5

The challenge for Jones was to pressure the English scrum. It didn’t go well. Jones worked hard in the loose, but there were three penalties against his name.

RYAN ELIAS 5

His arrows have been a problem and things didn’t improve dramatically here. But the hooker did well to win a maul turnover early in the second half.

SAMSON LEE 4

This wasn’t his day, with the Scarlet conceding a couple of scrum penalties and making limited impact in other areas. Whipped off on 43 minutes.

JAKE BALL 5

Ball had a big game against Georgia but he couldn’t repeat the trick against tougher opposition a week on.

ALUN WYN JONES 6

The old warrior put in unyielding defensive shift that saw him put in 15 tackles and let nothing past.

SHANE LEWIS-HUGHES 5.5

Ssaved a try by teaming up with Rees-Zammit to keep out Billy Vunipola. He put in nine hits in his 53 minutes on the field.

JAMES BOTHAM 6.5

Botham fronted up in defence with a haul of 18 tackles and no misses. Botham’s overall effort typified the team’s defiance.

TAULUPE FALETAU 6

The only Wales forward to get into double figures in terms of metres with ball in hand. Also took a high ball with some assurance.