Scotland - the bound to contain detail breakdown

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Minute 35

Hogg fails to put the penalty kick off the park, for a world class player his game is littered with error at the moment.

England kick back into Scotland's half and Hogg catches near the touchline and passes infield to Price. Price might be a little frustrated after the missed penalty touch finder and sets about running in his own half, he almost gets a pass away but is juggling the ball in contact and goes to ground, Scotland run another phase and Sutherland is pinged for going off his feet.

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Minute 36

Farrell kicks to touch, not his most aggressive kick, you today isn't a day to flirt with the corner flag even before Hogg just cocked up.

George's throw isn't straight, scrum Blue.

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As you're approaching half time - what's your overview of the kicking quality and decision making, now that emotion is taken out of it?

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Minute 37

Scotland win the scrum and Hastings clears down into England's half, May catches and heads towards the Scottish defence. Bless his cottons 'cause May shows some if the forwards how it's done, runs hard at the line and presents the ball back (as an aside if Sutherland went off his feet in support it's hard to see why Furbank isn't similarly guilty). And from nowhere May has put a little pace on our attack, England pass to the blindside where Farrell has it and instantly takes pace back out of the game by running slowly to the open side and dropping the ball off to a static Kruis.

Kruis manages to get to the floor without going backwards.

Hard to know how much it's on Farrell we didn't capitalise on May's powerful running. He does slow the play, then again if everyone else had worked as hard to get back as he did he might have had better shape on the attack and better options to pass to. Yet again I find myself applauding Farrell's work up and down the pitch chasing kicks, which in fairness is what you want in a 10

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As you're approaching half time - what's your overview of the kicking quality and decision making, now that emotion is taken out of it?

It's not impressive. But if they ever get a pass then they deserve one in these conditions, it's vile, and it's not even consistently vile

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Minute 38

Heinz back to Curry who again carries over the gainline. Heinz puts up the box kick and nobody is reading it well, Scotland get a hand to it, I think Gray, and it's knocked back on there side hits the heel of Price running backwards goes forward to where Gray still is and he drops on the ball. Ref says it went back, and it did, right before it went forwards and Gray dropped on it. Not that it matters as pass from the base and Hastings tries to repeat his kick to the right touchline he so recently had a great return with but puts this one out on the full

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Minute 39

George throws to Ludlam at the front. I think the timing is off a little and Ludlam has to hang about for some fraction of a second waiting for the ball which he does well, returns to earth ad we set about mauling.

Maul going nowhere to the ball goes out the back, JJ on a hard dummy line, ball with Ford and he just runs reasonably straight and is hitting the deck before being tackled, Daly flies off his feet in support as there's nobody to hold him up, Heinz picks and goes from the base. A couple of phases going nowhere from the forwards and Ford drops into the pocket and makes a drop goal attempt, pretty decent effort but heads to the left of the posts

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Minute 40

Scotland drop out down into our 22, Ford gathers and puts the ball out for a Scotland lineout in our half

Scotland throw to the very front but the ball hasn't gone 5m, scrum White

White shove early and it's a free kick to the Scots. Scotland really don't want to attack our blindside, they just can't get enough of running open into the blitz. As an aside Brown's hand position on the dummy line just isn't convincing as a potential receiver, though I did smile at Brown off his feet in at the side to protect the ball, especially when I think the only person he touches is Cummings. Ball goes back to Hastings to try and avoid the blitz with a chip over the defensive line, all the Scottish chasers are ahead of the kicker for my money, Maitland gathers and spills the ball going down in contact by way of apology

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At least there's more scoring in the 2nd half, though I don't know there's much to look forward to as such

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Minute 41

Ford kicks off into the Scotland 22, no chance of a contest but May is tearing after it. Price gathers under no pressure and readies himself to kick clear only for his kick to be charged down by the hard working May, the ball rolls dead, but even if it hadn't there's nobody else working up with May that could have sought to play the ball. Huge pressure put on Price by May, fair play.

Scotland drop out, Furbank returns an up and under and chases it back. Price can't quite make a clean catch, maybe still feeling the pressure May put on him but probably the conditions. Scotland work the ball back on their side, and Hastings has the ball to kick back into England's half.

Ford is coming forwards onto the ball but for every step the ball dies further on him, it's a hard take but he knocks on, Gray gets the ball and Ford can't wrap him up to prevent an offloads to Sutherland. Sutherland shows and goes beating Farrell all ends up, Blue 1 carries from halfway to our 22 where May and Heinz get him down

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Minute 42

Hogg acts as 9 to keep pace on the game but only actuals turns on the spot with the ball before Heinz tackles him. Scotland start to play to the left touchline. Commentator suggests the ball to Ritchie from Price was forwards, frankly not much in it, I wouldn't want a rare passage of actual play stopped for that. Scotland come back to the right and Huw Jones suddenly makes a late entry into the game and looks decent after his earlier snooze. A couple of tighter drives and England are pinged for not rolling away from the tackle

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Minute 43

Scotland kick to touch win the lineout and pass to midfield where Johnson sets up a ruck taking the ball in, England are able to slow the ball a little

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Minute 44

Scotland run a series of close plays, all pretty much in front of the posts. Not really going anywhere but close to the try line. Scotland get an advantage for Underhill playing the ball off his feet

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Minute 45

Apologies to Underhill he was pinged for not releasing.

Scotland potter about some more before JJ knocks on going for an intercept and we're back for the penalty which Scotland decide to kick at goal

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Minute 46

Hastings makes the 3, England aim the restart out to our left into Scotland's 22 where Bradbury catches the ball

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Minute 47

There's no support for Bradbury who can't get an drive going after a good chase from JJ. Daly and more so Underhill put pressure on Bradbury and he loses the ball forwards in the tackle where Itoje picks up. Decent hands from Mako and Sinckler, well bad but given the weather, actually enables England to move the ball wide and Ludlam has it with attackers further wide and no defenders wrapping around yet. But Kinghorn stands in the path Ludlam would want to pass down and Ludlam doesn't have the skillset to do anything about that so carries straight(ish)

Ludlam is tackled down and rolls once before going to set the ball back, but then having rolled once figures a 2nd roll would take more time out of the attack so, and then having done that twists around and before actually presenting the ball. I can accept not being able to set up the 3 on 1 for a try given Kinghorn blocks his passing option, but it's not the first time Ludlam has had issues with presenting the ball and that should be more in his orbit.

Farrell goes in to act as 9 and passes over and behind Mako who'd jumping to try and gather but can't make it, the ball then appears the other side of Mako and a stooping Underhill can only knock it on. Come back Ben Youngs, well, maybe not.

Scotland don't need the scrum as Hastings launches a great clearance into touch just over halfway

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Minute 48

England win the lineout, set a maul but can't drive so it's over the Heinz. Heinz however puts a high box kick down the 5m channel and it oddly blows into touch, still, live and learn

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Minute 49

Scotland's lineout isn't close to straight, but it's long and over the English side. Even then Hastings beats George and Underhill to poke the ball ahead, and for reasons I don't understand Underhill allows Hastings to run through after his own kick.

Ford is first to the ball and about to be tackled by Hastings, but rather than accept reality Ford shovels the ball backwards to May. I think May is calling for it but really Ford shouldn't be flinging a pass based on hope in that situation, not even in good weather. May can't gather the pass and kicks it out in our 22 with Scottish chasers closing.

it's not clear why we never got an advantage from the lineout, but we didn't have to do this to ourselves

Scotland win the lineout but the ball/maul is taken to ground

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Minute 50

it's a dull but understandable series of one out or simply pick and go plays from Scotland

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Minute 51

Another couple if close plays and the ball gets too Gray. Gray probably isn't going to spread the ball anyway, but he's as wide as the attack gets, and that allows Farrell to drift wider of Gray and hit into him from the side whilst Sinckler makes front on contact and starts to strip the ball in the tackle. Gray wouldn't take that double hit if Farrell was interested in options on the outside. At what point Sincks gets possession of the ball Vs at what point he goes off his feet is a question that warrants a discussion over a pint.

Ball goes back to Furbank and he sends a big kick down the left touchline that rolls out of touch well over halfway, and then keeps rolling so no chance of a quick throw.

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Minute 41

Gray gets the ball and Ford can't wrap him up to prevent an offloads to Sutherland. Sutherland shows and goes beating Farrell all ends up, Blue 1 carries from halfway to our 22 where May and Heinz get him down

Ah, that was the one minute I was looking forward to and now it's over.

Fancy doing these for all Scotland games??

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Minute 41

Gray gets the ball and Ford can't wrap him up to prevent an offloads to Sutherland. Sutherland shows and goes beating Farrell all ends up, Blue 1 carries from halfway to our 22 where May and Heinz get him down

Ah, that was the one minute I was looking forward to and now it's over.

Fancy doing these for all Scotland games??

It was a cracking break even before it was from a prop. And my apologies for a failure to look at other matches and for frankly not looking enough at the side that isn't England

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Minute 52

Scotland win the lineout and kick up the pitch, Daly takes the catch presents the ball back and Heinz kicks back the other way for another Scottish lineout.

You could say the kick from Price is a little too far to allow a contest, but the players look miserable and near frozen, poor buggers are on a wing and a prayer

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Minute 53

Scotland lose another lineout, and the first loss for McInally just on. No idea what happened, though there's no way Cummings is supposed to be lifted that low.

England boot the ball away downfield. Not a great kick as we have no chase set. Farrell obviously works hard on the chase but there's just too much space between him and JJ and Hogg easily exploits that and then works inside and back outside JJ before threading a kick through almost up to our 22.

As it turns out not a great turnover from Scotland, we were very badly set to take any advantage and they should try to be nicer hosts in future.

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Minute 54

England win the lineout and Heinz repeats his trick of booting the ball out on the full, live and possibly learn then.