Summary

  • England beat Italy 57-14 to maintain Six Nations title hopes

  • England score eight tries to keep pressure on leaders Wales

  • Kruis, Tuilagi, Shields & Robson all go over in second half

  • George, May, Tuilagi & Shields tries in first half

  • Allan and Morisi tries for Italy

Live Reporting

Mike Henson

  1. Replacement

    England 21-7 Italy

    Italy are forced into a backline change, losing the influential Wasps centre Michele Campagnaro through injury. Tommaso Castello is on in his place.

  2. 'Tuilagi quicker than people give credit for'

    England 21-7 Italy

    Brian Moore
    Former England hooker

    Italy were outmatched physically. Genge, George and Sinckler can all carry, and Tuilagi's pace is under-rated.

  3. 'Power and pace'

    England 21-7 Italy

    Matt Dawson
    Former England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    Certainly the selection of Te'o and Tuiliagi has been vindicated there. Eddie Jones wanted the power and pace and Italy just could not handle it.

  4. try

    Converted try - England 21-7 Italy

    Manu Tuilagi (con Farrell)

    Something out of nothing.

    Manu Tuilagi steps Angelo Esposito in a phone box and then fends off Michele Campagnaro with a jousting pole of a hand-off.

    Then it is the after-burners and a romp in from 40 metres.

    Two more from Owen Farrell...

    Manu TuilagiGetty Images

  5. England 14-7 Italy

    Now Kyle Sinckler joins the free-running front-row party, making 20m with a barreling run.

  6. England 14-7 Italy

    Ellis Genge with a superb piece of work inside his own 22m, flattening Luca Bigi, springing to his feet and forcing the turnover.

    Back slaps and head pats aplenty after that from the Leicester tyro.

  7. 'Effortlessly finished'

    England 14-7 Italy

    Matt Dawson
    Former England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    England have done their homework well, they know where the weakness is in that outside channel. It was effortlessly finished, two on one and Jonny May strolled under the posts.

  8. 'Straight-forward stuff from England'

    England 14-7 Italy

    Brian Moore
    Former England hooker

    The initial carry took it over the gain line, it was recycled quickly and you'd expect backs of their experience and quality to put those chances away.

  9. try

    Converted try - England 14-7 Italy

    Jonny May (con Farrell)

    Italy caught with a classic counter-punch.

    The Azzurri have themselves to blame as wing Angelo Esposito rushes up too quick and Elliot Daly dodges him like a matador.

    Daly is through the gap between Michele Campagnaro and Edoardo Padovani and it is a simple two-on-one to put in Jonny May.

    Owen Farrell with two more.

  10. 'Simple and well executed'

    England 7-7 Italy

    Brian Moore
    Former England hooker

    That was a great series of drives, and England got caught narrow early on. It was a simple dummy and go, but well created. Italy had multiple phases in control. That's a great try.

  11. 'England are so passive'

    England 7-7 Italy

    Matt Dawson
    Former England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    England are so passive over the breakdown. They're not trying to compete the ball.

    That is creating fast ball for Italy and I don't care what type of formation you have, if you keep the ball over many phases with quick ball you are going to create gaps.

  12. try

    Converted try - England 7-7 Italy

    Tomasso Allan (con Allan)

    Lovely swerve, step and gas from the Italy fly-half...

    Tomasso Allan holds off Ben Youngs to get into the corner after England's defence gets ragged on the outside.

    Sergio Parisse's lovely ghosting break had put England on their heels a few phases earlier..

    And he converts his own try from the touchline

    Tommaso AllanGetty Images

  13. England 7-0 Italy

    Italy are up to within 15 metres. England's defence being asked some questions...

  14. England 7-0 Italy

    Italy are a lot slicker through the hands than on their last visit to Twickenham.

    Angelo Esposito is into the England 22m after Sergio Parisse and Braam Steyn spin wide...

  15. 'England in control'

    England 7-0 Italy

    Brian Moore
    Former England hooker

    The Italians have no answer to England's power. And if you are going to spin a maul, spin it towards the touchline - not infield.

  16. try

    Converted try - England 7-0 Italy

    Jamie George (con Farrell)

    Jamie George is the rear gunner in a Sherman tank of a rolling maul, to mix the military metaphors.

    An easy dot down for the Saracens hooker.

    And Owen Farrell lands the extras from way out wide.

  17. England 0-0 Italy

    A voice off screen but on the referee's mic encourages Ellis Genge to "get after him" at scrum time.

    Simone Ferrari duly comes under pressure. Penalty England. And kicked to the corner...

  18. U ok Jason?

    England v Italy (16:45 GMT)

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  19. 'Should have been a try'

    England 0-0 Italy

    Brian Moore
    Former England hooker

    England have butchered that. A little quicker and a little deeper in the backs and England would have walked that in.

  20. England 0-0 Italy

    Forward pass!

    Brad Shields shovels forward as he attempts to get the ball to Tom Curry lurking in glorious isolation on the right wing.

    It ruins what had been a superb break from Joe Cokanasiga, all pumping thighs, express-train pace and one-hand off-loads.