BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT

Key moment: Luke Cowan-Dickie sees yellow

WATCHING a sports team going into meltdown is an excruciating business. From a safe distance you can see exactly what’s happening and the remedy; you want to reach out and stop the calamity but ultimately you are helpless.
England had turned a corner on the hour yesterday and subdued a lively Scots team with a strong performance in the third quarter to take a 17-10 lead with power to add. Before the game I had tipped Scotland and already I was quietly rehearsing a few excuses when we meet for this week’...