Borthwick credits 'incredible job' Felix Jones put together to restrict Ireland's gameplan

England played a brutal brand of rugby that pressured Ireland into uncharacteristic mistakes and disrupted their gameplan.

JONE'S MASTERPLAN: England Head Coach Steve Borthwick creidts Felix Jones for his masterplan which restricted the way Ireland play. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

England may continue to insist Ireland are the best in the world but their own stock had never fallen in the eyes of the Irish camp, despite the deluge of criticism Steve Borthwick’s side had received in the build-up to this Guinness Six Nations clash.

Both Borthwick and opposite number Andy Farrell played down the apparently heated conversation between the head coaches and former Saracens and England team-mates as they walked down the Twickenham tunnel at half-time yet there was nothing but mutual admiration after the game.