ENG
No.Name
15Delon Armitage, -
14Mark Cueto, -
13Mike Tindall, -
12Riki Flutey, -
T
11Ugo Monye, -
T
10Toby Flood, -
2
9Harry Ellis, -
1Andrew Sheridan, -
2Lee Mears, -
3Phil Vickery, -
4Steve Borthwick, -
5Simon Shaw, -
6Tom Croft, -
7Joe Worsley, -
8Nick Easter, -
Replacements
16Dylan Hartley, -
17Julian White, -
18Nick Kennedy, -
19James Haskell, -
20Danny Care, -
21Andy Goode, -
22Mathew Tait, -
T

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
11:30 AM, March 21, 2009
Attendance: 80,688
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Match Commentary

81'26-12 End of half
81'26-12 End of half
81'26-12 End of second half
80'Paterson gets behind the English defence with a chip-and-chase, but Tindall scrambles back and Goode kicks straight into touch to bring an end to proceedings. It has been a long game, due to those injuries, so I'll be brief and suggest you get over to Scrum.com's coverage of Wales v. Ireland, which is due to kick off shortly. England had periods of utter dominance and the stats show that they should have gained a greater advantage than they did. For much of the second half they were drawn into a scrappier game and failed to impose themselves. However Scotland will not be overly pleased as they could not hang onto the ball long enough to make a real impact on the game and only had a couple of dangerous opportunities, which they failed to make the most of. Haddon will be a worried man going into his review in April. Thanks for joining me, Jamie Allaway, and do enjoy the final game of this year's 6 Nations between Wales and Ireland.
79'Tait makes a very nice break and half turns the Scottish defence, but, as is fitting for this scrappy second half, knocks on in the tackle.
78'Goode misses a difficult kick from the touchline, unfortunately we have another serious looking injury as Southwell is down and, it appears, out. He got his head in an awkward position in the tackle, very much as Ellis did. We have another substantial break before Southwell is stretchered off. Again we hope he is all well, as Ellis is, who has joined his teammates on the sidelines.
78'26-12 Try - Mathew Tait , England
77'TRY Simplest of tries. From an uncontested scrum the ball is spread wide, a mispass going to Tindall. Armitage comes into the line to create the extra man and release Tait, who goes over unopposed. That will make England feel slightly better but is somewhat unsatisfying with uncontested scrums and a general feeling that the game has been decided already.
76'We have uncontested scrums and England have only 14, not down to indiscipline this time, but due to losing White, himself a substitute for Vickery. Goode drills a low kick into touch as England try to play this out where they have played most of the game- in Scottish territory.
76'Substitute on - Moray Low , Scotland
76'Player substituted - Simon Danielli , Scotland
76'Substitute on - Hugo Southwell , Scotland
76'Player substituted - Alasdair Dickinson , Scotland
75' Man of the Match- Ricky Flutey A fair decision I think, England have been the superior team without managing to develop dominance into points. But where they have had attacking quality, Flutey has invariably been involved.
74'We have a bit more of the aerial stuff before Danielli runs the ball and wins the penalty, when England players go off their feet after he is tackled. However, the quickly taken penalty only leads to a knock on and Scotland hand possession back to England.
74'Player substituted - Toby Flood , England
74'Substitute on - Andy Goode , England
74'Substitute on - James Haskell , England
74'Player substituted - Tom Croft , England
74'Substitute on - Dylan Hartley , England
74'Player substituted - Lee Mears , England
73'21-12 Drop goal - Danny Care , England
72'They get the 3 points anyway as they win the penalty advantage and Care, seeing little on, slots a good drop goal from a distance.
71'Again England use the big men to take the ball up. They have reestablished some dominance here, but if they don't convert it into some points, that decision at the penalty may be questioned.
70'The lineout is duly secured and the ball is taken up by the forward runners for several phases before being released to the backs. There must have been 15 phases then before a wild pass behind the runner means England have to start again 30 yards further back.
68'Danielli tackles Armitage taking an up-and-under, but doesn't roll away. England decide not to go for the kick, which would have re-extended their lead, and put the ball into touch. Strange decision. You'd have thought they would want to regain control and settle this down
68'Player substituted - Mike Blair , Scotland
68'Substitute on - Chris Cusiter , Scotland
67'.
67'18-12 Penalty goal - Chris Paterson , Scotland
66'From the scrum England take the ball up but Easter holds on in the tackle, right in front of the posts. Very little chance of Paterson missing this, and he doesn't. Scotland are within a converted try now and the momentum is with them.
65'Martin Johnson won't be a happy bunny as England have completely lost their shape. Scotland aren't exactly playing error-free rugby either, but they have disrupted the pattern of the game and are having a far greater share of the attacking ball. An attack ends as Flutey tackles Danielli as he receives the ball and England have a defensive scrum.
63'Horrible kick from Armitage, he thinks he sees some space but puts the ball several metres into touch.
62'England concede a penalty in a near identical positon to the last one Godman took. He steps up again and drills this one straight, and it just falls short.
60'Some more running rugby from England, although this time, the less likely source is Lee Mears, who takes the ball through the middle before he is taken high by Godman. Somehow Flood misses the utterly straightforward kick in front of the posts. This half is lacking the quality and control that we hoped for.
58'Scrappy play again, very open but too many forwards playing loose and not enough secure ball. However, Flutey injects a bit of class, scooping up the ball, beating his man and chipping into space. Paterson gets across just in time.
58'Player substituted - Simon Shaw , England
58'Substitute on - Nick Kennedy , England
57'Substitute on - Dougie Hall , Scotland
57'Substitute on - Nathan Hines , Scotland
57'Player substituted - Jason White , Scotland
57'Player substituted - Ross Ford , Scotland
56'We're back in the Scotland 22 as England run the ball up again. Tindall, who has been at his physical and direct best, loses the ball in contact this time. The clearance is still in Scotland territory and the wrong part of the pitch for them.
55'Getting frantic, this game. England go flying into the 22 again, Croft is bundled out, and Scotland take a long, quick lineout over a melee of players to release Danielli on the farside. He is eventually stopped by Tait, deep in the English half, and back we go again. The game is breaking up and openings are appearing everywhere.
52'England look to snub out this Scottish revival, getting into the Scottish 22. Several phases later, Flood's chip goes astray. Then the Scottish clearance is charged down. Scrappy, this. England fail to secure the ball at the base of the ruck and Scotland clear.
51'18-9 Penalty goal - Phil Godman , Scotland
50'The penalty is on the halfway line, out of Paterson's way, so Godman takes responsibility. He puts it away and Scotland are staying in touch.
49'Couple of penalties go against England, Borthwick pulling the man down in the lineout and Shaw going off his feet. England will want to watch the penalty count as it is their most likely way to throw this game away.
48'Jason White goes on a bit of a charge and nobody seems to be able to get hold of him, but again, the pass goes astray and the ball is turned over. Flood puts some serious distance on the ball and finds touch in the Scottish half. Scotland will need to be more clinical as, with this lead, England can afford just to drive them back.
47'Substitute on - Mathew Tait , England
47'Player substituted - Ugo Monye , England
46'Better still from the Scots as some good running leads to Danielli beating Monye. Not good enough, though, as Hamilton knocks on.
46'18-6 Penalty goal - Chris Paterson , Scotland
45'What did you expect?
44'Scotland looking a bit more likely a the start of this half, despite the early penalty. They manage to run a couple of phases at the English in their half. Easter concedes a penalty for a high tackle, not malicious. It's that man Paterson.
44'Substitute on - Nick de Luca , Scotland
44'Player substituted - Thom Evans , Scotland
42'It gets worse for them as they allow the ball to be turned over and England charge forward with Tindall and Easter. Eventually Easter holds onto the ball on the ground and Scotland are reprieved. Injury Update We hear that Ellis has a nasty gash and a bit of a knock to the head but is OK and nothing more serious. Good news that.
42'18-3 Penalty goal - Toby Flood , England
42'Player substituted - Simon Taylor , Scotland
42'Substitute on - Kelly Brown , Scotland
41'The kick is long but quite central and Flood converts. Great start for the English and worrying for the Scots, they need to get back into this quickly.
41'+115-3 End of first half
41'+115-3 Penalty goal - Toby Flood , England
40'Scotland clear the restart with an up-and-under, Armitage takes well, but is taken down in the air. That was a marginal call, as it could be argued that Danielli was also going for the ball.
40'England are working their phases again despite having a penalty advantage for offside. Eventually Monye knocks on and we go back, Flood getting the chance to add 3 points, which he duly does, to give England a healthy 12 point lead at the break. England haven't been so fluent today, but they have had the vast majority of possession and built attacking positions in Scottish territory, which is reflected in the scoreline. Scotland have had less quality ball to work with and have been thwarted when they have had opportunities. They will need to take advantage of absolutely everything to get back into this game.
40'15-3 Start of second half
39'England knock on, showing the danger of props in midfield, but Croft wins theball well on the floor and releases the backs. Armitage kicks behind and once again Scotland are scrambling.
36'Yet again the scrum has to be reset a number of times. On the third go, England look to put the big drive on but the Scotland front row pops up, and here we go again. Free kick to Scotland. Not sure what's going on here. England looked to have the advantage there, but the referree is saying England went early.
34'Scotland shoot themselves in the foot again as Godman's kick is charged down and England rush through again, Sheridan taking the ball on. Scotland scramble a desperate defence as England drive through the line with Easter and finally White. White's effort is over the line but looks to have been held up, and we go upstairs. Great work by Patterson to throw himself under the combined weight of White and Sheridan: Scrum 5 to England.
33'We have a bit of the aerial stuff, before Blair manages to place a very good kick that skips into touch in the English 22. Not to be outdone, Monye takes the quick throw in and finds touch on the Scottish 10 metre line.
31'Monye tries an up-and-under and narrowly misses the follow up tackle on Blair. Blair spins and suddenly finds himself out in the open, charges forward until Armitage manages to intercept him. Scotland then kick away possession with an overlong chip into the 22.
31'12-3 Conversion - Toby Flood , England
30'10-3 Try - Riki Flutey , England
29'The Scots undermine all thier good defence with a loose throw at the lineout. England regain possession and drive it up. From the ruck, Flutey darts for the line and gets the ball over the line at arm's reach. The decision is sent upstairs, as it didn't look entirely clean. TRY The try is given and Flood converts a tricky kick. That could have gone either way, but is good reward for England's patient platform building.
28'12 phases of English possession this time, working from right to left and back again. They're forcing Scotland to defend deep in their territory but never quite finding the openings and the mismatches, as they did against France. Worsley is eventually bundled into touch by three men.
26'Scotland clear their lines, just. A risky throw over the lineout just about comes off, but they will be feeling the pressure here.
25'Crashing run from Tindall put Scotland on the back foot and England are driving them back again. Croft is the last man on the wing but cannot resist being bundled out by three men.
23'5-3 Try - Ugo Monye , England
22'TRY Sustained period of English pressure as they go through a number of phases. They use most pf the forwards and backs in that passage of play and keep taking the ball forward, without ever finding the break or offload to get behind the defence. Eventually the pressure tells, though, as a simple move along the line releases Monye, who gets outside a stretched Scottish defence. Flood misses the kick, but that shows England away. If they can keep possession and attack the Scottish line like that, they will start getting the points for their superior amount of possession.
19'Both sides have a bit of an attack followed by a chip-and-chase when the defence proves solid, until Godman gets a horrible pass at his toes from Blair, and knocks on to give England a good attacking scrum.
17'England consistently make the game line through Sheridan and Easter on the charge, but again, concede the penalty and allow Scotland to gain territory and possession. This penalty count will worry England.
17'Player substituted - Harry Ellis , England
17'Substitute on - Danny Care , England
15'Clock stopped at the moment for a nasty looking injury to Ellis. He clashed his head on Danielli's hip as he made a tackle and immediately falls motionless. Nothing nasty in the clash, but not very nice to see, as we have the full medical staff on. Care is on now, as it is obvious that Ellis will be taking no further part. It's been 5 minutes now and this is quite worrying. A little ripple of applause suggests that some movement has been seen and a much large one follows as he is stretchered from the field, fully braced-up. Everybody will be hoping that it is precautionary and not as serious as it looks.
14'A few stoppages for treatment break the game up. England have won two free kicks at scrums now and have now chosen to take another scrum. Vickery is off but England obviously feel that they have something over the Scotland pack.
14'Player substituted - Phil Vickery , England
14'Substitute on - Julian White , England
12'Exciting stuff, this, as England clear, then regain, almost working Armitage free on the left.
11'Spectacular tackle England continue to work the phases and look threatening but allow the ball to be turned over, Evans pounces on it and streaks away. It looks like nobody has a chance to catch him, but Monye screams across the pitch to tackle him inches short. Exceptional pace
9'English centres working well as Tindall barges the ball deep into Scottish territory and then Flutey steps the tackle to make it into the 22. Scotland manage to turn over and clear, though.
9'0-3 Penalty goal - Chris Paterson , Scotland
8'From the resulting lineout England concede a kickable penalty as Ellis fails to roll away from the tackle. Patterson steps up and slots it over, as you'd expect, the man is a metronome, will he ever miss? England will hope that those few penalties don't indicate a return to indiscipline.
6'Some more messy scrummaging here and it has to be reset three times on England's put in, before finally the penalty goes the way of the Scots. Scrums haven't been clean in any of England's games so far.
4'Cueto shoves Max Evans aside but is bundled into touch trying to race around the outside. Good intent, though.
2'No decisive breaks yet but both sides have shown willingness to run the ball and offload. England probably have more of it so far, putting together several phases, before they concede a penalty.
1'Godman's kicking off for Scotland. And England take it up through rolling mauls before Ellis puts in the box kick.
1'3.15pm Good afternoon, I'm Jamie Allaway and I will be keeping you up to date with the events from Twickenham this afternoon as England host Scotland. The main event comes from Cardiff later, as Wales face Ireland in the game that decides the championship, but the Calcutta Cup needs no other reason than pride to matter. England are unchanged after last week and so is the weather, which is glorious, so they will be looking to replicate that scintillating first half against the French. Scotland bring in Scott Gray at openside to try an deprive the English of the quick ball they won last week. They have a massive pack and the Evans brothers have added much needed pace to their back line- can they get a first win over ther Auld enemy since 1983?
1'0-0 Start of first half

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