At last! England find reason to be cheerful

JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

We were waiting and hoping for a game that will define how far England have developed since the win in the World Cup that supposedly ranked them the third-best team in the world and it came, out of the blue, at Twickenham yesterday.
Like thousands of England fans, I could hardly watch as England pressed for victory, eventually delivered by a Marcus Smith drop goal with the last kick of the match.
But, as the celebrations kicked off across Twickenham last night, let’s not get too carried away. Despite a winning start to the tournament – narrow vict...

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