During the Joe Schmidt era, Ireland were renowned for peppering the backfield with high balls from Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray but Eddie Jones insists that England can cope with it.

NIK SIMON'S FORM GUIDE: England have had an up and down Six Nations campaign so far, with one win and one loss, while Ireland are still undefeated at this stage.

MIKE BROWN: You always know when it's an Ireland Test week because the coaches put a life-sized cardboard cut-out of Johnny Sexton in the team dining room.

England earned a crucial Six Nations victory over a disappointing Ireland at Twickenham on Sunday.   

CHRIS FOY AT TWICKENHAM: Eddie Jones had all his selection decisions vindicated at Twickenham as England delivered another statement victory over Ireland.

Sportsmail runs the rule over every player from the two sides after a brutal Six Nations encounter at Twickenham that gives England a chance of glory thanks to their 24-12 victory.

England dominated from start to finish as they took a 24-12 victory over Ireland. Influential fly-half Johnny Sexton struggled to get into the game as England's defence barely gave him room to breathe.

There is an irony that 20 minutes after Barry Geraghty thought that his Champion Hurdle hopes might have been dashed on the final Saturday in November a bright new chance emerged.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Kenneth Lonergan said he would love Elaine May, the great comic actress, writer and film-maker, to star in a West End production of his bittersweet masterpiece The Waverly Gallery.

Selena Gomez dressed casually for a lunch date with friends in North Hollywood on Saturday, after confessing she had been the victim of emotional abuse in a past relationship.

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner conceded that the Labour leader was not proving universally popular 'on the doorstep' as party activists canvas ahead of the December 12 vote.

Rebel Wilson has shared some fun behind the scenes footage of an elaborate photo shoot, in which she poses as a mermaid. 

Like Bob Dylan, whose songs he sings so well, Bryan Ferry has gone from being a bit of a recluse to an unstoppable old trouper. At 74, he is on the road for the eighth year in a row.

Until now, there has been no sign that mosquitoes carrying Zika have arrived in the continental US, but officials have warned that the possibility was looming.

The mother had been diagnosed with the virus in May and had decided to keep the baby, a spokeswoman for the regional health authorities of Catalonia, where the baby was born, said today.

The news means 13 babies have now been born with the condition in the United States since the Zika epidemic began last year.

As insecticide rained down on a popular district in Miami, state health officials began to investigate Palm Beach County's first case of non-travel related Zika, Gov Rick Scott's office announced Monday.

Germany's players have taken to Twitter ahead of their second game of Euro 2016 Group C against Poland at the Stade de France. Mesut Ozil and Bastian Schweinsteiger both got involved.

Sportsmail's Martin Keown offers his assessment of Tuesday's two early games at Euro 2016 as Northern Ireland look to secure progress to the last 16 and Poland try to beat Germany to top spot.

SECRET SCOUT: Sportsmail’s football expert has been busy scrutinising the Euros for prospective Premier League bargains this summer. 

The underwhelming group-stages are over and Euro 2016's knockout round is underway. Here, Sportsmail columnist MARTIN KEOWN gives his verdict on Saturday's last-16 games.

Portsmouth striker Ronan Curtis has been drafted into the Republic of Ireland squad for Tuesday night's friendly in Poland. The 22-year-old has been added to a depleted party for the game in Wroclaw.

CRAIG HOPE IN WROCLAW: Poland manage to salvage a draw in their friendly with the Republic of Ireland after Mateusz Klich cancelled out Aiden O'Brien's debut goal on Tuesday evening.

Tony Stevens, from Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, and his partner Trisha Nation split up after doctors said an STI was the cause of his night sweats and weight loss.

The properties are in the late singer's hometown of Chanhassen, Minnesota, and have a combined value of $1.34million.

The legendary musician passed away his Paisley Park compound in April, aged 57, while reportedly owing $599,735.63 relating to his divorce from second wife Manuela Testolini.

Manchester United are monitoring Birmingham City starlet Jude Bellingham as assistant manager has been sent to Mike Phelan cast his eye over the talented 16-year-old.

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham on Monday walked back Donald Trump's claim that Melania Trump and Kim Jong Un 'got to know' on another.

North Korea has been left begging for extra cash from Chinese backers after its missile test sight turned beach resort has been delayed again. The site was originally meant to be finished this April.

Cohen revealed that he hunted for a rumored tape of the president hitting Melania Trump – footage that he believes does not exist – and gave Democrats a reason to subpoena Trump's taxes.

Martin Bray, a councillor with the Onkaparinga local government area south of Adelaide, estimates residents are paying more than $42,000 for sewage maintenance for just 32 hours of work a year.

Kelly Fauvrelle, 26, who was 33 weeks pregnant, died at the scene following the brutal attack in the early hours of Saturday, June 29.

The curious case of former Adelaide cleaner Negar Ghodskani began in Iran 11 years ago, moved to Malaysia, then Australia and will this week be sentenced in a US courtroom.

Billy Reilly vanished in June 2015 after traveling to Moscow and then Rostov-on-Don where he went to a camp used by Donetsk People's Republic, a Russia-backed proto-state.

Jen Bowen, from Adelaide, has travelled to South East Asia more than a dozen times since December 2017, when her mother Anna Jenkins vanished without a trace in Malaysia during a daylight Uber trip.

An Australian couple have started a long distance relationship after the government closed the borders before the woman was able to return home to her boyfriend in Los Angeles.

Serdar Baycan admitted to raiding Barry & Sons Firearms in Beckenham, Perth, where he stole 100 firearms, worth $206,000, on September 4, 2019.

Mr Abbott, who has volunteered with the Rural Fire Service for more than a decade, was pictured at the Bargo BP service station wearing the yellow uniform of his Davidson squadron.

The party was hosted by Australian billionaire businessman Anthony Pratt, with former prime minister Tony Abbott and golfer Greg Norman among the star-studded guest list.

Netflix built a replica of the Sistine Chapel after the Vatican denied them access to film the Two Popes there. The Vatican refuses requests for any narrative filming in the chapel.

Donald and Melania Trump met the youngest survivor of the El Paso shooting at a hospital on Wednesday. Paul Anchondo's parents Jordan and Andre were among 22 people killed

Peter James McGaughran, 32, of Delaware was arrested on October 2 after surveillance footage captured him choking a Walmart cashier in an unprovoked attack in Stuart, Florida

Motorola is telling customers who preorder the device right now that they won't receive the phone until around February 18th, which is more than 10 days after its official launch.

The judge, who has looked at issues relating to the children's welfare at private hearings in the Family Division of the High Court in London, revealed detail of their return in a ruling published today.

The entire Jubilee line was at a standstill this morning thanks to a power failure, which sparked travel mayhem across London.

Commuters were hit with serious delays across London this morning after a person was killed by a train at Gloucester Road Station. Police have said the death is not being treated as suspicious.

The £18 billion Crossrail project, which is already three years behind schedule, has been delayed again to help stop the spread of coronavirus, according to Transport for London.

CRAIG HOPE AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: It is just as well Mick McCarthy said that he would not mind a 'scrappy win' against Gibraltar, but this was ugly even by Ireland's unsightly standards.

The talented Ireland Under 21 international has decided that education must come first before embarking on his career as a full-time professional footballer.

West Ham midfielder Declan Rice has now played three times for the Three Lions and has again been called up for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Kosovo.