England’s players conceded afterwards that they had been caught off-guard by a considered, creative gameplan from their visitors. Test teams that win the try tally three to one seldom lose; Test teams that carry for 459 metres more than their opponents come out on the wrong side of the ledger even more rarely.

Scotland has surrendered the Calcutta Cup after Finn Russell couldn’t convert their three tries and lost to England 16-15 in dramatic fashion at Twickenham.

To date, 131 editions of the Calcutta Cup have taken place – one every year expect for during the two World Wars. England are the more successful side having won the trophy 71 times to Scotland’s 44, while the match has finished as a draw on 16 occasions.