England 30-17 Wales: England manager Martin Johnson emerges at a packed Twickenham ahead of his side's opening Six Nations clash with Wales after picking what should be an attacking side
England wing Mark Cueto attempts to create an opening for the hosts but is stopped in his tracks by Stephen Jones during a lively opening at Twickenham
Tom James is well shackled by England's midfield as the men in red search for openings but both defences manage to prevent any real opportunites during the opening 10 minutes
England's Nick Easter claims excellent line-out ball before Wales are penalised with men off their feet and Jonny Wilkinson slots over the resulting penalty to give the hosts a 3-0 lead
Jones slots over a penalty to level the match before Wilkinson steps up to nudge England back ahead with his second penalty of the afternoon
With half-time looming English pressure is rewarded as they manage to breach the Welsh defence, James Haskell finding a gap to score his first Test try - Wilkinson adds the extras as England lead 13-3
England take further advantage of Alun Wyn Jones' sin-binning for a trip in the 35th minute, as scrum-half Danny Care glides through to move the hosts further ahead before Wilkinson's conversion makes it 20-3
Wales score their first try of the match as prop Adam Jones finds himself in acres of space on the left before diving over to reduce the deficit to 20-8 before Jones converts
James Hook sets up a grandstand finale as he bursts through a number of English tackles before scoring by the posts before Jones adds the conversion to make it 20-17 to the hosts
England break after Stephen Jones' pass is intercepted and Haskell is on hand to finish off the move with his second try of the clash, a score which knocks the stuffing out of the Welsh fightback
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