thrashing

The idea debuted in the Six Nations thrashing of Wales.

England came into the game confident after thrashing New Zealand, while their opponents had been bowled out for 97 by Australia.

Montauban scored three tries of their own but a fourth successive thrashing on their travels has seen them concede more than 250 points and 38 tries in that time.

There was no need for the drama of their wins against India and Bangladesh, this was a thrashing with their openers taking out the frustration of five-hour rain delay on the Sri Lanka bowlers.

Tuchel has worked with his players across three full camps and the Three Lions have now scored eight goals in their past two matches after thrashing Serbia 5-0 in a World Cup qualifier last month.