Having slain the dragon, St George moves on to a greater sudden death encounter on the battlefield. It is now deadly serious, no time for recovery from any slip up however slight.
It is all or nothing for England's Magpie men and their comrades. Now beyond their 30th birthday it is also probably the last tilt at World Cup immortality for Kieran Trippier and an injury hounded Callum Wilson. Gong or gone.
That should concentrate minds for many not only them when African champions Senegal take their mixture of flair and flourish into the Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday evening for the round of 16.
