All's Now Rosy?

After England's hard fought victory in the blustery conditions at Murrayfield Ellis Genge and Eddie Jones came out with relatively prickly interviews, unsurprisingly so. It was refreshing to see Genge so honest in his interview, almost looking disinterested, whilst Jones was his usual non-committal self. After the turbulent week in the press the interviewees adopted a semi-vitriolic tone, journalist Stephen Jones suggested that this was the problem. England players not co-operating with the press, almost being anathema for the players. The inconsistency in the press is the galling thing. Matt Dawson being critical after the France game before praising the game management in the maelstrom on Saturday succeeding his glowing report of Jones after the World Cup. Indeed, former World Cup winner Kyran Bracken called for Jones to be replaced after the World Cup, a ludicrous call not only due to the success of Jones and his record, but also the lack of an obvious replacement. There's no one in the Premiership offering test standard coaching but also abroad there's no clear candidates.
No one is talking about Jones' selection, a 6-2 split proving to be the ideal combination. Genge, Lawes and Earl adding bolster off the bench which the Scots could not counter. Youngs looked like a man with a point to prove, offering accurate and incisive kicking pinning the Scots back into their half. This solidified the English advantage with the Scottish lineout failing in comparison to the sharp English throw. What could've been a tough game ended up to be a relatively comfortable victory with just a hairy 15 minutes at the start of the second half. Ireland and Wales at home will be tough but home advantage is a big factor in the Six Nations. England's championship hopes are still alive.