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<blockquote data-quote="Fa&#039;atau82" data-source="post: 243242"><p>My ratings:</p><p></p><p>England: 5/10. Insipid play, zero invention and did well to actually win. You know it's bad when you win by 5 tries and still feel like you could have lost.</p><p></p><p>15 Delon Armitage 8/10. Looked lively but mostly bored. Didn't have a bad game, apart from that knock-on from the chargedown. </p><p>14 Paul Sackey 7/10. Anonymous. To be fair, he never really got the ball, and he plays off the scraps, but didn't even get those today. </p><p>13 Jamie Noon 7/10. Well, he's consistent. He rarely does anything, other than give some big hits.</p><p>12 Riki Flutey 7/10. Anonymous. Scored a try, so credit for that but otherwise was invisible.</p><p>11 Mark Cueto 8/10. My MoTM. Scored a decent try, but nothing spectacular.</p><p>10 Andy Goode 7/10. Got some points on the board but lacked any authority and played an insipid ping-pong game.</p><p>9 Harry Ellis 7/10. Scored a brace of opportunist tries, so credit where credits due. The problem with Ellis is that he shows no urgency for quick ball at all, and actually extinguishes any kind of attacking play by slowing down the service so much that it's clear or misspass to Noon.</p><p>8 Nick Easter 7/10. Nothing special. </p><p>7 Steffon Armitage 7/10. Felt sorry for Stef, he is a dynamic ball carrier and never got the ball or much opportunity to show his value.</p><p>6 James Haskell 6/10. Jekyll and Hyde. Carries England one moment, and destroys them the next with stupidity.</p><p>5 Nick Kennedy 7/10. Always impressed with Nick, solid lineout. Does what it says on the tin.</p><p>4 Steve Borthwick 6/10. There was no leadership today. Nothing. Zip. Zilcho. Nada. Nothing.</p><p>3 Phil Vickery 6/10. Past it, and looks unable to hack it anymore at test level.</p><p>2 Lee Mears 7/10. Nothing special.</p><p>1 Andrew Sheridan 7/10. Solid as ever, but unremarkable.</p><p></p><p>Replacements: </p><p>16 Dylan Hartley n/a. Didn't see enough of him to comment.</p><p>17 Julian White n/a. Didn't see enough of him to comment.</p><p>18 Tom Croft 6/10. No chance to make an impression.</p><p>19 Joe Worsley 4/10. The only impact he made was to make Italy look like the All Blacks.</p><p>20 Ben Foden 3/10. Absolute shocker. Not cut out for test level. Weak link. Not as bad as Mauro, but </p><p>21 Shane Geraghty 3/10. Did nothing but get himself sin-binned and then disappeared.</p><p>22 Mathew Tait n/a. Didn't see enough of him to comment.</p><p></p><p>Italy:</p><p></p><p>Guilio Toniolatti 6/10. Didn't make a fool of himself at 9. Must wonder why he was benched for a flanker.</p><p>Mauro Bergamasco 10/10. Full marks for loyalty and professionalism. Played where Mallett asked him, and did an awful job, but what did you expect? Might as well put Matt Dunning at 10.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fa'atau82, post: 243242"] My ratings: England: 5/10. Insipid play, zero invention and did well to actually win. You know it's bad when you win by 5 tries and still feel like you could have lost. 15 Delon Armitage 8/10. Looked lively but mostly bored. Didn't have a bad game, apart from that knock-on from the chargedown. 14 Paul Sackey 7/10. Anonymous. To be fair, he never really got the ball, and he plays off the scraps, but didn't even get those today. 13 Jamie Noon 7/10. Well, he's consistent. He rarely does anything, other than give some big hits. 12 Riki Flutey 7/10. Anonymous. Scored a try, so credit for that but otherwise was invisible. 11 Mark Cueto 8/10. My MoTM. Scored a decent try, but nothing spectacular. 10 Andy Goode 7/10. Got some points on the board but lacked any authority and played an insipid ping-pong game. 9 Harry Ellis 7/10. Scored a brace of opportunist tries, so credit where credits due. The problem with Ellis is that he shows no urgency for quick ball at all, and actually extinguishes any kind of attacking play by slowing down the service so much that it's clear or misspass to Noon. 8 Nick Easter 7/10. Nothing special. 7 Steffon Armitage 7/10. Felt sorry for Stef, he is a dynamic ball carrier and never got the ball or much opportunity to show his value. 6 James Haskell 6/10. Jekyll and Hyde. Carries England one moment, and destroys them the next with stupidity. 5 Nick Kennedy 7/10. Always impressed with Nick, solid lineout. Does what it says on the tin. 4 Steve Borthwick 6/10. There was no leadership today. Nothing. Zip. Zilcho. Nada. Nothing. 3 Phil Vickery 6/10. Past it, and looks unable to hack it anymore at test level. 2 Lee Mears 7/10. Nothing special. 1 Andrew Sheridan 7/10. Solid as ever, but unremarkable. Replacements: 16 Dylan Hartley n/a. Didn't see enough of him to comment. 17 Julian White n/a. Didn't see enough of him to comment. 18 Tom Croft 6/10. No chance to make an impression. 19 Joe Worsley 4/10. The only impact he made was to make Italy look like the All Blacks. 20 Ben Foden 3/10. Absolute shocker. Not cut out for test level. Weak link. Not as bad as Mauro, but 21 Shane Geraghty 3/10. Did nothing but get himself sin-binned and then disappeared. 22 Mathew Tait n/a. Didn't see enough of him to comment. Italy: Guilio Toniolatti 6/10. Didn't make a fool of himself at 9. Must wonder why he was benched for a flanker. Mauro Bergamasco 10/10. Full marks for loyalty and professionalism. Played where Mallett asked him, and did an awful job, but what did you expect? Might as well put Matt Dunning at 10. [/QUOTE]
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