Guardian columnist Shaun Edwards argues that when cool heads were required against Argentina, euphoria frazzled the Scots' common sense and made them vulnerable.
"There is something in the air. Someone is going home, leaving the party, but it didn't have to be this way. I don't think Scotland will beat England on Saturday, but then again with a little more thought they would not have put themselves in a position where they may miss the quarter-finals for the first time in the history of the World Cup.
"There are obviously horses-for-courses arguments in Andy Robinson's selection for England at Eden Park and he has Euan Murray back so that gives the scrum a big boost. But it was not who was on the field against Argentina that mattered, more how they went about their work."
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