ENGLAND captain Law-rence Dallagio felt that Wales were lucky to escape with only a ten-point deficit during Saturday's Six Nations match at Twickenham.

Wales led England with 20 minutes to go, but Dallagio felt that the scoreboard flattered Steve Hansen's side, and a more ruthless performance from Sir Clive Woodward's men could have resulted in a bigger margin of victory.

"I don't think the way we played was reflected in the scoreboard, and that is something we've got to look at. We dominated possession, they made twice as many tackles as us, and for long periods in this game we had them pegged back inside their own 22.

"But we weren't ruthless enough, and I don't know why we didn't convert more of our chances into points and we wasted a lot of opportunities. For example, Jason Robinson ran nearly the length of the field, beating several men, and instead of passing inside where we had numbers, he tried to go it alone.

"Having said that, Wales deserve a lot of credit. They put us under pressure and were leading with 20 minutes to go.

"But we got ourselves out of trouble with a lot of composure, and the last 20 minutes we were playing the type of rugby you expect from this England team.

"We got a lot of ball and drove at the heart of them and through their pack, and they had no response, and as I've said, with better finishing the score could have been a lot bigger.

"Our scrum was fantastic and we targeted that area as a weakness in the Welsh side, and it did allow us to dominate. The line-out was 100 times better than against Ireland, so overall we are well pleased with how it has gone."

And the English captain feels that they've made up for last week's debacle against Ireland. "We were all disappointed with last week's performance and as a result we were edgy, and when that confidence returns then we'll be back to the old England.

"So it sets up next weekend's game against France nicely. France are expecting to win, and both teams will fancy their chances. We need to up the pressure and get ready for a huge battle up front."