Danny Cipriani England’s big winner as others flop against France | Eddie Butler

Cipriani shone in the most exacting circumstances at the Stade de France, and could well have played his way into England’s World Cup squadFor three of the four quarters it was all pretty clear. England were having a stinker. It was one of those nights, of continental heat and heavy legs and unwelcoming hostility – a night far removed from the autumnal comforts of a home World Cup. It was plain plum bad.At least clarity, even if it exposed a lot of frailties and made the notion of preparing meticulously across the time zones and height levels of the world seem a little excessive, was simple. Y…