Five-try England roar back to form with commanding win in Italy

ROME :England got their Six Nations campaign back on track with a 33-0 bonus-point win in Italy on Sunday, as Jamie George scored two tries and Ben Youngs equalled his country's test cap record.

An opening loss to Scotland was a bad start for the 2019 World Cup runners-up, who finished a lowly fifth in last year's Championship, but they made short work of the ill-disciplined Azzurri, who suffered their 34th consecutive defeat in the competition.

"We put a big emphasis on today, we were very disappointed after Murrayfield. (Coach) Eddie (Jones) spoke about the next job and we have put ourselves back in it with that win today," man-of-the-match Marcus Smith told ITV.

Smith scored his second try in two games and George crossed twice before the break, with Smith nailing all three conversions.

Elliot Daly sealed the bonus point with a try early in the second half and Kyle Sinckler added a late fifth, and England avoided conceding any points to Italy for the first time.

Youngs came on to equal Jason Leonard as England’s most capped men’s player in his 114th test appearance.

The result lifted England into second place on six points, three behind leaders France and ahead of Ireland on points difference. Italy remained bottom of the standings.

England host Wales at Twickenham in round three on Feb.26, while Italy travel to Ireland the following day.

"I’ve never played here before, there was a special atmosphere, with loads of England fans having come out. We had to put a show on for them, we were a bit scrappy and credit to Italy but to score 33 points is always nice," Smith added.

Jones responded to defeat in Edinburgh by making six changes, and he challenged his new-look side to “light up” the Italian capital.

They soon set about