Paul Grayson
Former England fly-half on 5 live

"There wasn't a huge amount of contact from Brad Barritt there, when Fiji were awarded the penalty, and in different circumstances, what with referees being asked to crack down on simulation, that could have been a yellow card for Lovobalavu."

The referee's whistle blows... Brad Barritt caught obstructing. But the Englishman is handed a reprieve as Nemani Nadolo scuffs his kick. 

A needless error from Nemani Nadolo, kicking out on the full and that is a gift wrapped line-out for England a few steps outside the Fiji 22... 

The hosts win it... they rumble forward... but Fiji's defence is made of the toughest teak. Brad Barritt penalised for failing to stay on his feet at the ruck. 

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Tom Wood made a few metres with that drive, but here's who made the most metres in the first half. Not often you see a scrum-half running the furthest, it's normally a full-back or winger.

England recycling the ball nicely on the outskirts of the Fijian 22... Tom Wood making yards, a shuffle from Tom Youngs... but the Pacific Islanders are guiding the hosts towards the right touchline and the canny men in white earn themselves a scrum a few yards outside their own 22. 

George Ford gets the second half started and into the Fijian 22 the ball sails...

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England are doing well in the rucks. The green diamonds represent a ruck won, the red ones a ruck lost. So that's only two rucks lost by the hosts in the opening 40 minutes.

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Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Twickenham

"Difficult conditions early on, but England will be looking for more precision in the second half - their scrum looked vulnerable at times in the first period, and Ben Youngs endured an uncomfortable first half hour. And an atmosphere that was bouncing at the start has been punctured somewhat by frequent recourse to the TMO. Nerves and patterns to settle as the contest wears on."

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For those of you who like such information, Fiji scrum-half Nikola Matawalu (64m) made the most meters in that half - and he so very nearly scored a spectacular try. We all thought he had, before replays showed the Bath-bound number nine had knocked on while trying to ground the ball. 

But has he been his team's star performer? He was sin binned, after all, and tight-head Campese Ma'afu has been incredible in the scrum, while winning two turnovers during that opening 40 minutes. 

So in the possession graphic England are attacking to the right. Fiji have had slightly more of the possession, but the hosts have had the better of the territory and hold a 10-point lead going into the second half.

Matt Dawson
2003 World Cup winner on 5 live

"There will be a calmness in the England changing room, there won't be much shouting and screaming, but deep down the coaches will be frustrated. You've got to get yourself into the tournament. They got a lead but didn't keep doing the same thing. They needed a more pragmatic approach to just to get themselves to 60 minutes 15-20 ahead."

An historic milestone in the opening match of the World Cup. Plenty of other things for Lancaster and his men to talk about during the break however, like handling and the scrum. 

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Fiji give George Ford a chance seconds before half-time after failing to let go of Jonny May. Not enough oomph from the outside-half, though, and his long-range attempt falls short.