STATAMENT: England flanker Lewis Ludlam responds to booing fans

“It was humid in that stadium and a couple of times we tried to play and we gave the ball away and we ended up straight back on our try line.

"George (Ford) was very good at putting us in the right areas, putting the ball in behind to give us a better opportunity to attack further up the pitch.

“It’s hard to get the fans excited about that. We understand but we’re building and, like I say, we will take more opportunities and we will be a better team next week and play in the right areas of the pitch.

“Japan are a brilliant team, they made it really hard for us at times. They played in the right areas of the pitch, they put the ball in behind us a few times and put us under some real heat. Probably not the performance we wanted, not a complete performance, but happy to get the win and the five points.

“We need to probably execute our set-piece a bit better. We let one or two go amiss and ball security as well, we probably gave the ball back to them way too many times. Steve said after the game there is heaps we can work on over the next couple of days, put those wrongs right and we will be a better team next week.”

Express 5/10: "Clumsy late challenge on Lemeki handed Rikiya Matsuda a simple penalty and added to the self-inflicted pressure on England."

Mail Online 4/10: "Did not touch the ball in the first 40 minutes and conceded a penalty for a late hit that gifted territory to Japan."

Rugby Pass 4/10: "Not a game for wingers. When is it ever in the Borthwick era? Didn’t feature in the opening half apart from a leap to cover a Japan cross kick that went into touch and then a late clip on a clearing kicker that gave the opposition a scored penalty from where the ball landed. "

The Guardian 5/10: "Didn’t touch the ball in the first half, though gave a needless penalty away, but more involved in second. Is in the side to chase kicks."

Replacement: Henry Arundell

Express 4/10: "Error-prone night for the squad bolter who looked unsure which way to turn at times. Kicked terribly."

Rugby Pass 6/10: "Impressive against Argentina when he brought unpredictability to the proceedings, he was way more measured here and it was his 50th-minute kicking away of possession that rankled with the booing crowd."

Mail Online 4/10: "Kicked away a lot of possession and failed to inject the tempo to break up Japan’s defensive structure. Poor day at the office."

Replacement: Danny Care

Rugby Pass 5/10: "Took an age for him to feature with England’s attack offering crumbs and Japan’s flexible approach when they were in possession avoiding his channel. Gave way on 69 for Ollie Lawrence."

The Guardian 5/10: "Made a couple of dents as the first half wore on but always likely to be on the periphery when the ball is kicked to the skies so much."

Mail Online 5/10: "Hitting hard lines on line-out starter plays but breakdown in communication with Ford resulted in turnovers and lost territory."

Replacement: Ollie Lawrence

Express 5/10: "Handling suspect and kicked too often when England had decent possession but one nice flick to Alex Mitchell."

Mail Online 4.5/10: " Dominant in his aerial battles but strategy to pin Japan back in coffin corner with grubber kicks often resulted in lost possession."

Planet Rugby 5/10: "Obviously used as another kicking option in that England backline and it was done well at times, but he certainly overdid it."

Rugby Pass 4/10: "Cagey start which featured getting a hospital pass from Ford that saw him bundled into touch. Then spilled possession with an England attack entering the 22 and was rarely noticed afterwards."

Replacement: Max Malins