So, how wrong we were to assume that in order to give themselves the best chance of victory last Saturday, England would simply abandon their recent expansive explorations, revert to type, smash the misfiring Wallaby pack at every opportunity and take the points through possession and/or penalties?

“The good thing about sport is that you have to expect the unexpected, just because you’re going well in one area, it can always come back to haunt you.”

Tatafu Polota-Nau

June 2010: England and Australia head to Perth to renew age old rivalries and the build-up to the game centres around the expected dominance of England’s monster pack as they face up to an injury hit Wallaby front row loaded with novices.