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As you say, it was a tight and turgid game yesterday evening but I wasn't particularly surprised with that.. England have a point to prove and Ireland never sit well with expectation. England were in there trying to spoil every breakdown and Ireland were desperately trying not to lose!
I too worry for England but I can't help but see that game as an improvement (although not necessarily in discipline). As for Harry Ellis, he may not get the ball out as quickly as others but he presents a threat around the flanks of the breakdown that a lot of other scrum-halves don't (Care actually does too and that's why I'd pick him 1st choice).. I just hope Martin Johnson saw the way Mat Tait played when he came on, he's got to be challenging for a starting place now
A few years ago I saw Bastareaud playing in the U20s world cup (and he's 20 now, a full year younger than me!) and he absolutely destroyed everyone that came before him.. He really was a different class back then, unfortunately for him the rest of the French team weren't quite living up to his standards.. He was actually playing in the competition at the same time as people like Danny Care, James Hook, Cipriani and a few other recognisable names in the premiership..