Josh Lewsey - 5: Started poorly when mix-up with Noon cost first try, and some aimless kicking didn't help. Little spark. Mark Cueto - 5: Sloppy pass early on put him in debit, and had few opportunities to show his wares going forward. Jamie Noon - 5: At fault for the first try when he missed Michalak's high bomb, and rarely saw the ball thereafter. Mike Tindall - 5: Sick before the game, and brought little shape to proceedings before trooping off after 57 minutes. Ben Cohen - 4: Caught up in the early farce and a succession of handling errors will put his spot under more pressure. Charlie Hodgson - 4: Dodgy hamstring was the official reason for his withdrawal, but it spared him further humiliation. Matt Dawson - 4: Doubtful with illness and brought back for experience but little sign of it; gave away costly penalty. Matt Stevens - 5: Under pressure early on but helped steady the scrummage either side of half-time before replaced. Steve Thompson - 5: Continued to find his line-out targets but struggled at scrum-time and anonymous in the loose again. Julian White - 6: Sylvain Marconnet had him in trouble but recovered composure to win some battle points, if not the war. Steve Borthwick - 5: Solid at the line-out but, like the rest of the front five, overpowered in the tight exchanges. Danny Grewcock - 5: England needed him at his snarling best but was outplayed by French counterparts before trooping off late on. Joe Worsley - 5: Sacrificial lamb for Dallaglio but can't complain. Gave away penalty and struggled at breakdown. Lewis Moody - 6: Worked manfully to stem the tide and put himself about but another fruitless day for the back-rower. Martin Corry - 6: Spirited show with several good charges, but leadership will again come under scrutiny. REPLACEMENTS: Andy Goode - 6: On at half-time for the hapless Hodgson. Good tactical kicking but pass intercepted for final try. Harry Ellis - 4: Replaced Dawson for final quarter but his failure to collect kick-through allowed Traille his score. Tom Voyce - 5: Came on for Tindall and immediately penalised for throwing ball away. A few forays but little impact. Lee Mears - 5: On for the last quarter. Solid at set-piece but little impact in the loose. Andrew Sheridan - 5: Helped keep the scrum strong after replacing Stevens but little impact elsewhere. Lawrence Dallaglio - 5: Replaced Worsley for final quarter but couldn't stem the tide. Simon Shaw - 4: On for final 10 minutes and gave away final penalty. Back to top
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