Brian Moore
Former England hooker on BBC One

"Everyone wants the line speed and pressure, but England were clearly ahead of the back foot. If you can see Ireland are flat and they're going to kick anyway, you have to have more discipline."

The first miss from Johnny Sexton, he never really got hold of that and there was an audible groan from the expectant home fans.

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Johnny Sexton wins another personal battle with George Ford, reading the England man's sidestep and dumping him back first on the Aviva turf. Anthony Watson instinctively picks up as the ball rolls forward and that is a penalty for Ireland, 30m out and on a tight angle...

Sexton reacted to that tackle by bellowing pretty close to Ford's ear. I've seen him do something similar to Ronan O'Gara when playing for Leinster.

Canny stuff from Ireland as Paul O'Connell takes a pop ball standing in midfield and turns to a mass of green to set up a pre-planned rolling maul.

Up they rumble towards the England 22 and it is all Ireland at the moment..

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Tick, tock.

The scoreboard keeps turning over for Ireland with Johnny Sexton bang on target.

Phillip Matthews
Former Ireland captain on BBC One

"Great pressure by Johnny Sexton to force the penalty. He'd already pressured Ford, then drifted onto Burrell."

England clamp down over Peter O'Mahony and the Irish cannot dynamite them off. Penalty for hanging on and George Ford plays it careful, making sure his clearance kick makes touch rather than many yards.

A blitz defensive line on the next line-out however snared Luther Burrell and Ireland have the penalty right in front.

Sean O'Brien, dogged by injury over the past year, is heading to the sidelines again. It looks like he did his shoulder in an innocuous looking tackle.

Tommy O'Donnell on in his place.

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Dylan Hartley needs to get the old radar fixed. A second line-out throw in the Ireland dangerzone goes awry.

England have been repelled by Ireland without inflicting any scoreboard damage.

Ireland stand off the line-out and Sean O'Brien sacks catcher Dave Attwood. Unfairly decides ref Craig Joubert.

Another penalty, another kick to the corner and England have a line out within five metres of the Ireland line.

Devin Toner steals ahead of James Haskell to tumultuous cheers!

Ireland are running hard into the white brick wall - Tommy Bowe in off his wing and looking for work.

But England are offensive in the defence and George Kruis is prominent in the tackling.

The visitors eventually earn a penalty and George Ford opts for the corner rather than posts from 50m.

Not quite. A little short of legs, a little lack of direction and Ireland remain in front.

Conor Murray never gets to slot the ball into the tunnel. His front row plough into the scrum early and it is a free-kick to England.

An overcooked Garryowen then gives Alex Goode too much time to run the ball back at Ireland and the green shirts are straying over the top at the breakdown.

George Ford will kick for parity from up near halfway...

Brian Moore
Former England hooker on BBC One

"Only five metres difference in the high kicks allowed Nowell and Ford to wriggle out of the tackles. Five metres shorter on that one to Alex Goode and it's a completely different story."

The first tester for Alex Goode. A teasing box-kick from Conor Murray drawing the England full-back into a charge from deep and an attempt to claim. He has Simon Zebo for company as he climbs towards the ball and knocks on to hand possession back to Ireland.

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Both sides are making their territory count, coming away with points from every raid into the 22m.

England, with a penalty advantage to burn, have a free pop at a drop-goal. No taking that one back. George Ford strokes it coolly through the sticks.

Phillip Matthews
Former Ireland captain on BBC One

"[Ireland coach] Joe Schmidt has worked on territorial advantage from kick-offs. Chasing the ball to win possession back rather than just kicking for touch. But that last one has invited the English pack onto them."

England finally get a kick-off right, forcing Ireland to boot the ball back to them and then making inroads up the left wing. Ireland hooker Rory Best with a trembler of line-out throw inside his own 22m line...

Never a waver, never a doubt.

England are making a tradition of the slow start in this year's Six Nations.

Denis Hickie
Former Ireland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

"I think Ireland should have done better there with an attacking scrum under the England post and options on either side."