England lose nothing but gain little with final warm-up in Newcastle

Eddie Jones made early tweaks before England thrashed Italy 37-0 at St James’ Park in their last action before the World CupThey say to always leave them wanting more and there can be little doubt England managed that. This was a first home Test against a tier one nation away from Twickenham for a decade but the Newcastle crowd were starved of much to shout about to mark the occasion until a late flurry of points.When some of the biggest cheers of the night are for Italy choosing to kick to the corner – England had been booed for not doing so earlier – it is clear the Newcastle faithful were n…