Will Joseph comes up with an acrobatic way to score his fourth try

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If last week’s thrashing of Australia was England’s statement of intent, this provided further encouraging evidence of a newfound ruthlessness in a 13-try demolition before the All Blacks come to town.

Eddie Jones, Japan head coach, promised all manner of tricks and traps but they proved as effective as Wile E Coyote’s purchases from the Acme Corporation. The ITV camera director took gratuitous pleasure in cutting to Jones in the stands each and every time England scored a try in the first half with his mood quickly turning darker than the night sky in Twickenham.

ITV took every opportunity to cut to a glum-looking Eddie Jones

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On the rare occasions he was displayed on screen, Steve Borthwick displayed no emotion in his 50th Test as England head coach. Inside he must have been giddier than a toddler on Christmas Eve.…