Risk-averse England take plaudits as Eddie Jones enjoys season of goodwill | The Breakdown

England kicked more and carried less than any other side on Six Nations opening weekend and it is hard to imagine the same positive response if Stuart Lancaster were still in chargeThe opening round of the Six Nations did not provide the exhilaration of the final one in 2015 with the total number of tries, nine, less than the number served up both in Rome and at Twickenham 11 months ago. France and Italy at least had a go in Paris, in a match that ended with Sergio Parisse, arguably the player of the weekend, taking aim with a drop goal that would have won a see-saw match and hooking the kick …