England player ratings vs Japan: Ollie Sleightholme a big positive with Marcus Smith classy again

England ended a tally of 5 consecutive defeats successful a enactment by cruising to triumph implicit Japan.

Steve Borthwick’s broadside ran successful 9 tries during a thumping 59-14 triumph against an inexperienced Japan side, who were enactment to the sword.

Ben Earl, Sam Underhill and Ollie Sleightholme each went implicit successful the first-half, portion skipper Jamie George bagged a brace, too.

It was much of the aforesaid aft the interruption arsenic Luke Cowan-Dickie scored 2 tries and George Furbank and Tommy Roebuck got successful connected the act, too.

Simon Collings was astatine Allianz Stadium to spot England successful action...

Back successful the squad and scored England’s sixth effort by combing with his nine team-mate, Tommy Freeman.

Created England’s sixth effort with an outrageous offload down his back. Unlucky to person his ain effort ruled retired for a knock-on earlier successful the move.

His champion show of the autumn, which is expected springiness the opponent. Made a fewer large breaks and was cardinal successful England’s opening try.

Involved successful a batch of England’s champion attacking play. Acted arsenic fly-half for their opening effort and kicked done for their sixth.

Ollie Sleightholme 8 | Star player

Produced a large decorativeness successful the country to people England’s 5th effort earlier half-time. One of the positives from this Autumn Nations Series.

Carried connected his fantabulous autumn with yet different bully performance. Somehow of his passing and offloading was ridiculous. Such a classy player.

Shaky against South Africa past week, but this was better. Made a fewer bully breaks and his box-kicking was much accurate, adjacent successful the wind.

A beauteous quiescent show from the prop, who did bask dominance astatine scrum time. Off with conscionable nether 30 minutes to go.

The beneficiary of England’s driving maul connected 2 occasions arsenic helium scored England’s 3rd and 4th tries. Off aboriginal erstwhile again, but the crippled was done by then.

Had a astonishment manus successful England’s 5th effort erstwhile helium threw a large walk retired wide, which led to Sleightholme scoring.

Helped England predominate the line-out, which proved an effectual limb today. Led the broadside erstwhile George went off.

Kicked things disconnected with a fewer coagulated carries and tackles successful the opening stages. Another coagulated show to wrapper up his autumn.

Back aft missing past week’s decision to South Africa owed to concussion. Got done 80 minutes and was typically tireless.

Scorer of England’s 2nd effort aft powering implicit from adjacent range, though replays amusement helium whitethorn person dropped it. Off consecutive aft that owed to injury.

Got England connected their mode by scoring the opening try. Carried the shot good each crippled and was engaged astatine the breakdown, too.

Chandler Cunningham-South (Underhill 14’) 7

On earlier than expected, but continued to authorities his lawsuit with different bully performance. Carried truly well.

Luke Cowan-Dickie (George 48’) 8

Bundled his mode implicit for England’s seventh effort aft a maul had collapsed. Scored different soon aft too, again powering implicit from adjacent range.

Harry Randall (Van Poortvliet 48’) 7

A agleam show disconnected the bench. Added plentifulness of zip and vigor to England’s attack.

A dependable show from the prop, who helped England support dominance astatine scrum time.

Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Stuart 55’) 6

On for his debut and determination is simply a batch of hype astir the youngster. This was a quiescent start, though.

Fin Smith (Furbank 55’) 8

A truly awesome show disconnected the seat arsenic helium pulled the strings. Setup Roebuck’s effort with a beauteous footwear retired wide.

Should person scored erstwhile sent done by Smith, but chose to chopped inside. Made amends minutes later, with a bully decorativeness to get his archetypal effort for England.

Nick Isiekwe (Martin 67’) N/A