Brian Moore
Ex-England hooker on BBC One

"The French crowd are doing their best to cheer their team on. In the past here I have heard the crowds boo or jeer their players, but not tonight."

Matt Dawson
2003 World Cup winner

"How are we not 15 points ahead of this team?"

Oh England.

That lead snaps straight back to four points as they concede a needless penalty off kick-off and allow the nerveless Maxime Machenaud to swing that smooth kicking peg of his.

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Lewis Moody: Fantastic play by Ben Youngs, great finish Anthony Watson.

Will Carling: How lucky we are - now Ben Youngs shows brilliant pace, awareness & then skill to create that try.

Brian Moore
Ex-England hooker on BBC One

"That shows what you can do if you are quick, don't play for penalties and get over the gain line. Watson did very well."

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Matt Dawson
2003 World Cup winner

"What was Bernard Le Roux doing on the side of scrum? Doing his laces up? But let's big up the scrum half Ben Youngs, that is a beautiful break. 

"That is two real moments from England’s two scrum halves for the two tries."

Big Billy V still carrying hard for England. But France fancy this. Scott Spedding runs it back, probing for the gap.

The France full-back is robbed though. Turnovers a go-go. Loose from both teams. And Mike Brown takes the wrong option in broken field with a grubber straight into French shins.

Nigel Owens calls together a scrum.

England regather off the kick-off as France yet again look unconvincing off the restart.

But George Ford's opportunistic snap drop-goal is a horrible shank wide.

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Matt Dawson
2003 World Cup winner

"This is where I am looking at individuals. I am looking at Haskell and Brown and Farrell, what is their reaction going to be?" 

Brian Moore
Ex-England hooker on BBC One

"England, in the past, have not been able to see these games through. This is the question that everyone is asking of the new management."

The lead expanding and contracting like an old accordion. Maxime Machenaud clips over another three to take it back to two points.

Maxime Mermoz trudges on well in midfield. England's defence are backpedalling. Dylan Hartley clings onto his man in the tackle, trying to buy a few more seconds of reorganisation.

Nigel Owens spots it and awards France the kickable penalty.

The pressure cranks up another notch...

Paul Grayson
Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

"Jack Nowell has been busy in attack but not greatest in defence today. He missed a tackle there and that was the fourth time Vakatawa has got away from him. That is just what England don’t want."

Mike Brown runs up well from deep. Ben Youngs, on for Danny Care, whips it away from the base. Ballast from Billy Vunipola, a bit of rangy running from Maro Itoje, but a promising position for England goes to waste as Mike Brown runs into the back of team-mate Jack Nowell.

Accidental offside and France clear their lines.

Brian Moore
Ex-England hooker on BBC One

"It was an easy penalty given away by France. This is a good test of England's credentials.

"In the past England would narrowly have failed and they have not been able to execute things right. Has Eddie Jones found the way to put that confidence into them?"

Former Wales flanker Martyn Williams: He makes mistakes but Vakatawa could be ridiculously good for France

Will Greenwood: Vakatawa.... Seriously..... Unbelievable....

Guilhem Guirado with a brain-dead penalty, fiddling in a ruck in full view of headmaster Owens.

Owen Farrell steps up and his kick from straight in front flirts outrageously with the right upright, before shaving its way over.  

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Maxime Machenaud plugs over another kick to fuel French belief.

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