Well… I feel I put the mockers on Scotland. They did start well, and were executing a plan accurately. But their line-out has been atrocious and England have taken full advantage. If you surrender possession and territory to a team with powerful carriers, you are asking for trouble. A 14-3 lead, in these conditions, looks sizeable.

England have not lost to Scotland this millennium. But Donna Kennedy, among the last Scots to beat England, says the current crop will believe they can oust the World Cup hosts.

Minute-by-minute report: Join Niall McVeigh for updates as the hosts and Scotland tussle for a semi-final place

Well… I feel I put the mockers on Scotland. They did start well, and were executing a plan accurately. But their line-out has been atrocious and England have taken full advantage.…

On a wet and windy day in Bristol, England played the percentages against Scotland and earned their reward - a spot in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals.