In the Daily Telegraph, former England centre Will Greenwood believes Owen Farrell's ability to show assurance and leadership at such a tender age is a massive boost for England.
"You dream of a team of talkers and it is often the skill that is most underdeveloped. Sure they can lift weights and run and pass, but can they communicate when the pressure is on? Few can and that is what Farrell brought.
"There was urgent meaning to what he said, not just white noise. It had an impact.
"When the ball came out it was delivered to Allan Jacobsen, a not inconsiderable prop forward with good carrying skills, who was met low and hard by Farrell and dropped two yards behind the gain line.
"Good hit, great noise."
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