England land on the Highveld four defeats deep, and that is the best thing they have going for them. Nobody expects a thing.
The pressure that has weighed on them through this run has gone, and when it goes the shackles tend to go with it. We saw it in Paris, where they chased France to 48-46 with the freedom the Northampton spine plays with when nobody is sitting on it. That is the England I want at altitude, the one that stops nursing the game from its own half and backs its pace.
The 48-46 needs context before anyone swings
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