England’s World Cup has gone so seamlessly to plan that you felt some observers expected, rather than hoped, for a scoreline as convincing as this. That is with no disrespect intended to debutants Greece, whose side is predominantly part-time and were always likely to be well-beaten.
But given how England have caught the eye in their opening two group games, and that Australia did something similar to Scotland, you felt the minimum expectation was to put down a statement.
