Paris in the springtime is a prospect that might make lovers swoon with delight and Englishmen collapse with dread. Even Martin Johnson acknowledges that there will be a “different dynamic” to Saturday’s rendezvous at the Stade de France, an appointment laced with anxiety. France are in pursuit of a Grand Slam while England are scrabbling around for identity, not to mention credibility.If you want a snapshot of where England were with Johnson as player and where they are with Johnson as manager then it was to be found in the final piece of action from a fractured, grim, joyless match. |
