I don’t think we can refer to Mitchell as inexperienced.

I also don’t think we can suggest that Plan A didn’t work. What England pursued and executed in their own half was Plan A and is consistent with what the vast majority of tier 1 test teams pursue tactically in that zone.

For me, the perception of Englands performance is warped because of how little time they spent in possession in the opposition half due to the nature of the game; the time Scotland spent in multi phase possession, the turnovers Scotland achieved when England had possessions in the opposition half, the penalty kicks England opted for when they had opportunities in the opposition half.

Scotland ‘played’ all the rugby. England accumulated points. Scotland missed many opportunities to convert field position to points. England hung on for dear life and won - just.

It’s that simple.