Josh Lewsey England full-back

England full-back Josh Lewsey travels to France this weekend desperate to erase the memories of the shock defeat to Scotland.

He took time out from preparations for Sunday's Six Nations game in Paris to answer your emails.

Q. After suffering a blow like losing to Scotland, how easy is it to stay positive?
Will Page-Ratcliff, East Sussex

You have to stay positive. You can either laugh or cry - it's the same in any job after any setback. All of us had sleepless nights after that game because we all made individual errors. I don't think anyone was particularly happy with their performance. The only way to deal with that is to be very humble, look at yourself in the mirror and try to be honest.

Q. With five minutes to go and trailing by six points against Scotland, why did England opt for the three-point penalty rather than the line-out and a possible?
Peter Matthews, London

We thought at the time to take the points so that we would get within another score. We had enough time to get back down their end. It was a case of building a score and at that stage we believed it was the right call, but whether it was or not is debatable.

Q. What is the mood in the camp like ahead of the game in Paris?
Colin MacDonald, Newcastle

There is a slight element of nervousness but you get that before any big game. It is relaxed as well and we believe we can go there and beat France. Everyone needs to bring their 'A' game. Individually we did not play well enough against Scotland, we all made too many elementary errors and we need to cut those out if are to have a chance of beating one of the best teams in the world.

Q. What did you make of all the press attention given to the Martin Corry/Lawrence Dallaglio battle?
Jon Burley, Guildford

The press have had something to talk about and they get paid to hype things up. They were just doing their job but Lawrence and "Cozza" are too long in the tooth to get carried away by it. The players don't really care about it.

Q. What can England do to try and be a bit more creative? Is it the midfield's fault that so little ball gets to the wingers or is it the game plan as a whole?
Andrew, York

There are a lot of factors that go into why a team is creative. You can't look at one or two individuals, you have to look at the framework of the team as a whole and if everyone understands their role within that then that is probably the most important thing.

Q. Josh, is there one particular player that has been missed the most since the 2003 World Cup? Martin Johnson? Jonny Wilkinson? Jason Robinson?
Mike Lewis, Leicester

I don't think you can pick out just one player. England lost so many senior players from the squad at one time and like in any team, a squad goes through an evolution and it takes a little while to rectify that.

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Q. Who has been the hardest player to tackle that you have come up against?
Harry, Kent

Isitolo Maka (the Toulouse number eight) is one of the hardest guys to tackle in world rugby because of his sheer size and strength. You are better off leaving the likes of Joe Worsley to hammer into him.

It would be him in terms of physicality and Jason Robinson in open space. He probably has the best footwork I have ever seen.

Q. When you chose to play rugby professionally, you obviously made a very conscious lifestyle choice but do you ever wish that you had a normal nine-to-five job?
Amanda, Derbyshire

The training and the eating well I don't mind, it's all part of a healthy lifestyle. I do sometimes crave a bit of normality. We play most of our games on a Sunday so that wrecks your social life because you don't get to see your friends outside the sport.

What I crave most of all is getting away from it all. It is difficult to make up for things you miss like weddings, christenings, stag dos, dinner parties and other things which you wish you could go to. But saying all that, you choose your job and I am very lucky to do what I do.

When you retire from rugby will you continue to comment on matches and make appearances or do you think you will divert your interests to something different?
Christine Beman, Southend

I can't really say now. At the end of the day you need to keep a roof over your head and making comments is one way former players can do that. I won't say no but at the moment I would prefer to leave rugby behind when I retire. Rugby has dominated every weekend of my life since I was four-years-old.

Q. Which stadium that you have played in has the best atmosphere and why? Apart from Twickenham!
Martin Grant, Yatton

The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff is the best stadium I have ever been to. I know they have had certain issues with the pitch but for me, the fact they finished it on time, right in the heart of the city, with a roof, and that 80,000 people can sit close to the pitch, makes it the most amazing stadium.

Q. Did your family support you the whole time when you were coming through the ranks in world rugby?
Ben, Walsall

My family were always very supportive, the fact that they both loved coming along and watching the game did help. I don't think my parents knew in depth the preparations for every game but they were always supporting me; sometimes they were my biggest critics as well.