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However, with Owen Farrell available again from suspension next week ahead of the game against Chile and Tom Curry returning from his two-game ban for the final pool game against Samoa, England at least have another foothold to build on, particularly the momentum generated in the final quarter. And good morning from Pennyhill Park, where I am buried in the bowels of the ornate hotel awaiting the arrival of Jones and, crucially, his starting XV to face the Brave Blossoms. England are well placed to progress, and while their present approach to play may not have many advocates outside of their squad, the efficacy so far is less up for debate. Expect more of the same today, this is Tournament Rugby™, after all. There is more to come, that was the niggling thought after that game," Ford told Rugby Union Daily.

The Brave Blossoms were the third-most disciplined team in the opening round, conceding only six penalties, including just four at the breakdown. Ford ruptured his Achilles tendon while playing for Leicester in the 2022 Premiership final, delaying his start to life at new club Sale Sharks and putting his Test career on hold. When asked if the fate of club colleague Lozowski is evidence of the pitfalls awaiting against Japan, Vunipola replied: "It is. It was tough on Alex and you feel for him. The influence he has on the team, even now when he is not playing or when he is at 10 or 12 is absolutely enormous.The second half began in much the same vein as England piled on the pressure early. A series of penalties, line-out mauls and big carries from the forwards culminated in Ellis Genge crashing over for the first try of the second period, before Porter latched onto a clever grubber from Owen Farrell to score his second. Japan rallied, and replacement scrum-half Saito raced onto Warner Dearns' offload to dot down under the posts.

Joe Cokanasiga is dropped entirely from the squad with Jonny May, whose last Test for England came a year ago, replacing the Bath wing. Billy Vunipola, Alex Coles, Ben Youngs and Manu Tuilagi all drop to the bench. There is also a sooner-than-anticipated return for Jamie George, who occupies the hooker bench spot, after breaking his foot on club duty. We wanted to play up the middle of the field. They want to play out there [on the wings] … we wanted to really take it to them and I thought we did that pretty well. The set piece was better today. Still not where we need to be, but better.” Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has brought in three veterans of their 2019 campaign - hooker Shota Horie, flanker Pieter Labuschagne and captain and number eight Kazuki Himeno - with centre Tomoki Osada the other change to the starting line-up.But fresh in Jones’s mind is the memory of how, in the 2019 World Cup semi-final, he outsmarted the giants of the global game to engineer one of the finest results in the country’s history. “The guys who played in that game – Owen, Billy Vunipola, Maro Itoje – are going to be important in reinforcing the message that it’s not mission impossible. If we go after them, they’re there for the taking. And we’re going to go after them.” Japan, who are top of Pool D after a 42-12 win over Chile, could blow the pool wide open if they win. Explaining the decision to drop Tuilagi to the bench in favour of Leicester centre Guy Porter, Jones said it was "all about workload".

Sterner tests are on the horizon, but if England have any hope of lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in France in the next 12 months, they'll need to go toe-to-toe with New Zealand and South Africa, and take the numerous positives from this match into the next two. Blossoms remained Brave, but were battered How was the mindset different this week? “Attitude. As I said before, probably not thinking as much. There’s not a whole lot of rugby you can do off a six-day turnaround … We allowed ourselves to get more of the best of ourselves.” That's something not lost on Farrell, who said this week: "It’s finishing those chances off that was the work-on. Being a bit calmer after we do make the breaks and seeing where the opportunity is thereafter. It’s not like we didn’t create opportunities [against Argentina] in the conditions that we played in, but obviously we weren’t good enough to finish them off. The changes hopefully don’t make a difference to where we’re going with that. Hopefully they add to that, which is the key.”

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Vunipola, the sole specialist number eight in England's squad, is also on the bench after serving a two-match ban following his red card for a high hit on Andrew Porter in the defeat by Ireland last month. mins:PENALTY - England 17-6 Japan. Yamasawa steps up following that penalty, and slots over three more points to help Japan slowly plug this gap. After scoring 27 points without crossing the tryline against Argentina, it was England's highest score without a try in a Test since 2000 against South Africa in Bloemfontein. Despite England's defeat to Argentina, and Japan pushing New Zealand close, the home side are still heavy favourites to end this game victorious. Japan's chances of victory are long to say the least, with both Sky Bet and Ladbrokes offering the same lengthy odds. Replacements: Atsushi Sakate, Craig Millar, Asaeli Ai Valu, Warner Dearns, Kanji Shimokawa, Naoto Saito, Dylan Riley, Lomano Lemeki

I saw a great advancement in the consistency of his game in the Six Nations. What I see of him now is physically a guy who is in great shape. Last week, George Ford’s tactical nous - drop goals included - paved the way for an England victory after the red card to Curry. Tony Brown, Japan assistant coach, has this week hailed the impact of England’s fly-half. Not at all," said Ford. "The amount of games I have played with Owen at this level - I have loved every single second of it.

However, he rejected the suggestion that Farrell's absence frees him to manage the game to his own instincts.