15 Mike Brown: Not quite as noticeable as he has sometimes been but made plenty of carries and made a fair bit yardage 6
14 Jack Nowell: Contribution was limited by the fact that the damage was being done before the ball got to him but looked for every opportunity to get involved 6
13 Jonathan Joseph: Carved the Scottish defence open at will in the opening half, scoring the opening two tries, then delivering the third on a plate. Defended pretty well too. 9.9
12 Owen Farrell: Was supposed to have been a major injury doubt, but looked in ruddy health as he knocked over his first six kicks at goal and registered 26 points in all 7
11 Elliot Daly: Was given no opportunity to show what he could do as a result of being the victim of Fraser Brown’s early assault 5
10 George Ford: Relatively under-stated but highly assured performance working in tandem with Owen Farrell in setting the platform for Joseph 7
9 Ben Youngs: The scrum-half’s speedy service played a significant part in setting the tempo early on as they tore their visitors to shreds 7
1 Joe Marler: Helped put the Scottish pack under a fair bit of pressure in the scrums and enjoyed a couple of chances to charge at the opposition ball in hand 7
2 Dylan Hartley: Pressure was off him from the off as an opposing hooker for once behaved worse than he did and ensured he had one of his easiest days as England captain 6
3 Dan Cole: Made sure that Scotland were aware early on that England had the capacity to exploit their scrummaging frailty 6
4 Joe Launchbury: Has probably contributed as much as anyone to this successful championship defence and topped 7
5 Courtney Lawes: Also highly effective in both setpiece where he was his side’s main lineout target and in the loose 6
6 Maro Itoje: A swaggeringly aggressive performance from this magnificent athlete who is constantly looking for any sort of chance to collide with opponents 8
7 James Haskell: Second only to Launchbury in terms of tackle count and, as ever, helped set a aggressive tone 6
8 Nathan Hughes: Unlikely to have done enough to keep Billy Vunipola out of the starting line-up and put in a dubious challenge on Tommy Seymour albeit it initially looked worse than it was 6
Replacements
16 Jamie George: With the game won was given a decent run out as his captain rested up with half an hour remaining 5
17 Mako Vunipola: Late replacement 5
18 Kyle Sinckler: Late replacement 5
19 Tom Wood: Late replacement 5
20 Billy Vunipola: Announced his return to the Test scene with the try that took England past their previous record score against Scotland 7
21 Danny Care: Typical predatory finishes to take it past the half century and beyond as the humbling of the Scots was completed 7
22 Ben Te’o: Probably the most thankless task facing any Englishman on the day in replacing Joseph for the final quarter 5
23 Anthony Watson: Right place right time in becoming the main beneficiary of Fraser Brown’s recklessness when Joseph handed him his 12th try in his last 17 Tests 6
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