TWICKENHAM — Opportunities to beat New Zealand at rugby do not come along very often ... Four of those infringements were directly punished by Marcus Smith’s boot, but England had no try ...

Marcus Smith has been the starting 10 in every one ... Against New Zealand, it was his interception and break, followed by a shrewd, delayed pass, which sent Feyi-Waboso away for a blockbuster ...

When England come back into camp on Wednesday, Steve Borthwick should take Marcus Smith to one side and tell ... of it once and fumbled a 'red-zone' pass due to mistiming his run, but he was ...

“I think we are blessed with three 10s that can all play international rugby ... cut-out pass to Freeman here in the lead-up to a close-range finish from Lawrence: Later on, Marcus Smith burst ...

Myriad reasons why visitors did not squeeze past New Zealand, yet most glaring were the eight missed points by fly-half from the tee This was Marcus Smith ... a scoring pass to Immanuel Feyi ...

“I reckon I’m a six-and-a-half,” says Marcus ... rugby, football and cricket – it was the perfect moment for the three of us to challenge ourselves again, in a bigger fishbowl.” As a 10 ...

Yet the most pertinent issue if England are to salvage anything from this autumn campaign is that they must build their game around Marcus Smith ... Alex Dombrandt’s pass putting Sleightholme ...