England recovered from a worrying 10 minutes to sweep aside Japan as one star produced a 'special' performance... but much tougher tests await, writes SIR CLIVE WOODWARD

Job done for England in Japan. Now the real challenge awaits. Steve Borthwick's side will travel to New Zealand this week for two crunch Tests against the All Blacks on the back of an impressive victory in Tokyo.

Their display — while not perfect — only served to rubber-stamp my belief that this is a good team made up of good players. The victory was the perfect platform to take to New Zealand, where things will be a lot tougher.

England were far too good for Japan. Eddie Jones is starting again with the Brave Blossoms, but they looked well off the pace despite plenty of intent. Jones is going to have his work cut out.

The late red card for replacement Charlie Ewels and the yellow received by Marcus Smith weren't ideal. His clear-out on Michael Leitch was dangerous. Ewels isn't a nasty player but he's now been sent off in his last two England Tests and I doubt we'll see him in New Zealand now.

The opening 10 minutes was worrying. There were four penalties, Chandler Cunningham-South dropped the kick-off, and Henry Slade missed touch.

But to their credit, England got going after that. I thought Smith had a very good game at No 10 and his partnership with Alex Mitchell must continue in New Zealand. They are a really nice combination.

Smith always looks a very good player when his team are going forward and that's what happened in Tokyo. But against the All Blacks England won't be as dominant, which will provide Smith with more of a challenge, although it's one he can rise to.

I was very impressed with Immanuel Feyi-Waboso on the wing. I think he's special. He scored another try from a lovely Smith pass but there's something about his game that makes him stand out in everything he does. He must also start against New Zealand. I'd like to see a bit more from Ollie Lawrence. England need to use the Bath centre as more than just a ball-carrier as he is better than that.

Lawrence is big and powerful but that doesn't mean he has to be deployed as someone just to bash the ball into contact which is how England used him against Japan. You need more than just power in modern-day international rugby.

The great New Zealand centre Ma'a Nonu started out as a crash-and-bash merchant, but evolved his game superbly. Lawrence can be a similar player for England but he needs to be used correctly.

England's attack worked well at times. I liked Ben Earl's tip-on pass for Cunningham-South's opener and I also enjoyed his quickly taken penalty in the second half. More of that please Ben!

There has been a lot of debate about the England fly-half spot. But I think Smith deserves to keep hold of the shirt for the rest of the tour.

He was replaced by Fin Smith once his yellow for an early tackle had elapsed. But Fin didn't help his cause with an immediate missed tackle that led to a Japan try.

England conceded 15 penalties in Tokyo and if they do that against the All Blacks, they'll be in big, big trouble. On the whole, though, England can be pleased with their summer opener.

Borthwick's team were impressive and controlled and will arrive in New Zealand confident of further success. I can't wait for the All Blacks series to start.