Danny Cipriani: 'Maybe this wasn't needed?'
England 39-10 Pacific Islanders
So Johnno's first game in charge, a win, reason to be cheerful?
Well it's a win, so 100% and five tries. No complaints thus far.
But was all the pre-match hype justified?
Not really. The Pacific Islanders didn’t have a line-out or a kicking game, so it lacked that Test match intensity and chess match structure. The conditions didn’t help. It was a bit stop-start but all very understandable given the new regime.
And how did the debut boys do?
Delon Armitage was outstanding. Martin Johnson called it "the best debut he'd ever seen." He might not have got his try, unlike Nick Kennedy, but his and Ugo Monye’s breathtaking running contributions gave us hope that it's the last we're going to see of England’s stick it up your jumper stuff.
Did England start with a bang?
England were clearly anxious and probably had too much time without the ball to really display their fluency. This meant there were patches in the game when the tempo dropped and decisions were mulled over for far too long.
But the two first-half tries were excellent?
Both involved quick thinking, fast feet and clinical execution. Danny Care's little dancing feet fox-trotted a sweeping move into motion that saw six pairs of English hands touch the ball with debutant Delon Armitage lofting a sublime alley-oop into the predatory paws of the onrushing Paul Sackey for his 11th try for England.
And the second?
Approaching half-time, Care's quick-tap launched an electric one-two counter attack that gave Ugo Monye a chance to show his rapid turn of pace that saw him bounce off Vilimoni Delasau and scamper 60 yards before handing England's golden boy a quick reprieve.
Did the golden boy have a good game?
OK. He took an ice age (or about as long as he spends in the mirror every morning) to make a simple clearance but unlike his visage, a Seru Rabeni chargedown added another blemish to his short international record.
Did the Islanders have any chance?
Had referee George Clancy blown his whistle a nano-second later, just before half-time, England would've been entering the tunnel with a four-point deficit rather than a seven-point lead.
Must've copped a few harsh words from Sgt. Johnson?
It worked a treat. A line-out move straight off the Harlequins training ground allowed Care, the fulcrum of all England's attacking prowess, to slither through a gaping hole to feed Nick Kennedy for a debut try.
Scoring five tries is pretty impressive in greasy conditions?
Tugboat-shaped hooker Lee Mears was rewarded for an industrious afternoon, showing a delightful dummy to slide in for England's fourth before Sackey somehow managed to touch down with his head still attached after Epi Taione's decapitation attempt late on.
Marks out of 10?
Eight for effort, six for execution - they'll need more for Australia.