We were away for a few days so I've not been on here much and didn't get to see the whole game but I was a little worried when he selected the same 15 as the NZ game. I think the requirements were very different and I'd have started this one with a focus on showing they couldn't bully us to begin with. Marler, Cole, Kruis, Slade into the 15 and Coka into the 23. Front up in the scrum for the first half and show that we wouldn't be bullied (and give that picture to the ref) and then move into our more expansive game once we were settled.
After that I convinced myself that if we could get an early try and force them to chase the game we'd be fine but losing Sinckler and Garces deciding we were weak in the scrum in the first 3 minutes was just an invitation for them to claim penalties on demand, add in some shit-housery that should've seen at least Faf seeing a yellow (his one on halfway was bad, the one inside their 22 when we were already playing advantage was just a clear yellow) before halftime and we were in trouble. I think once they got to halftime in the lead our heads went, I only saw the first couple of minutes of the 2nd but far too many players looked like they'd rather have stayed in the dressing room.
Jon - I agree on Watson, far better fullback than Daly but not such a strong kicking option which is why Jones went as he did, but it's at the expense of too many mistakes under the high ball. Youngs I've been calling out for years, I still can't understand how Robson was overlooked for so long. I'm optimistic that we'll be fine at 9 though, Alex Mitchell is my choice because he's got the skills but is also lightning fast and quite spry, which is a massive benefit for a 9. If he can force himself ahead of Reinach in the next year or so then he'll deserve to be in the England squad. That Jones called up Spencer (another bang average 9 with a good box-kick) worries me greatly though.