Scrum-half Ben Youngs will earn his 112th Test cap as he starts alongside fly-half Marcus Smith, while Kyle Sinckler forms the front row at tighthead with Rodd and Blamire. The rest of the starting team is unchanged, with Leicester full-back Freddie Steward combining with Marchant and Jonny May in the back three, and Henry Slade partnering Tuilagi in midfield. That notion held no sway with Asif though as he pumped the first ball of the 19th over long off, swatted the third over deep midwicket and then powered the fifth back over Janat's head as 24 from 12 became six from seven with tension replaced by Pakistani jubilation in the stands. "Really and truly, I think that is the biggest killer for a coach. Coaches can lose, coaches can do all kinds of things but if you lose the dressing room then it becomes really tough.
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