ENGLAND RATINGS
FULL BACK MIKE BROWN
8 SHOWED great awareness for both tries and tidy under the high ball. Carried well and always a threat.
WING ANTHONY WATSON
7 SHARP as a tack when he gets the ball but will struggle to feature if England do not sort set-piece out.
CENTRE JONATHAN JOSEPH
5 LOST out in physical battle. Has not quite recovered the zip which made him England’s dangerman in Six Nations.
CENTRE BRAD BARRITT
4 RETURNED from injury in warm up games to add much-needed discipline but was serial penalty offender against Fiji.
WING JONNY MAY
5 MADE some tidy contributions but faded as ball dried up. Had little influence as pack went missing.
FLY-HALF GEORGE FORD
7 STARTED brightly as forwards gained early possession but influence waned as set-piece ball dried up.
SCRUM-HALF BEN YOUNGS
4 Winning 50th cap will be only thing he will want to remember from this game. Shaky from the first whistle.
PROP
JOE MARLER
5 WILL not be happy about England losing scrum against head on own line. Seems to have lost carrying side of his game.
HOOKER TOM YOUNGS
6 OUTSTANDING contribution to England’s opening penalty try after shaky start to his line-out throwing.
PROP DAN COLE
5 ANOTHER England forward not getting his hands on the ball as much as he should.
LOCK GEOFF PARLING
6 A COUPLE of tidy contributions in the loose but lacks the dynamism to trouble opponents as physical as Fiji.
LOCK COURTNEY LAWES
5 UNABLE to get his carrying game going. Knocked ball on in possession and worries mounting over his scrummaging.
FLANKER TOM WOOD
8 ONE of the few forwards to engage from the off. Carried effectively and lineout work was superb.
NO 8 BEN MORGAN
5 REMARKABLE he is playing at all considering injury in January but needs to offer far more to retain his place.
FLANKER CHRIS ROBSHAW
5 HUGE honour to lead country into home World Cup but needs to offer more when the rudder is coming off.
REPLACEMENTS
Wigglesworth (for B Youngs 51min), M Vunipola (for Marler 51), B Vunipola (for Morgan 51), Launchbury (for Parling 51), Burgess (for Barritt 61), Farrell (for Ford 61). Not used: Webber, Brookes.
FIJI
Talebula 7; Nayacalevu 6, Goneva 6, Lovobalavu 6, Nadolo 8; Volavola 5, Matawalu 7; Ma’afu 7, Sunia Koto 7, Saulo 7, Ratuniyarawa 4, Nakarawa 5, Waqaniburotu 5, Matadigo 5, Qera 6. Replacements: Cavubati (for Ratuniyarawa 61), Yato (for Waqaniburotu 61). Not used: Tuapati, Ravai, Colati, Kenatale, Matavesi, Tikoirotuma.
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SA) 4.
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