Henry Pollock comes off bench to score second-half hat-trick as England end five-match losing run with 11-try victory in Liverpool
England put on a show after Fiji scrum-half Simione Kuruvoli was sent off for kicking Ellis Genge just before half-time
Marcus Smith's try after ball bounced off corner flag gave England early lead
Debutant Benhard Janse van Rensburg also among the try-scorers as England cruised to a 35-3 lead at the break
Noah Caluori also scored after coming on for his debut before Pollock completed his hat-trick with game's final play
Steve Borthwick's side face Argentina away in final match of summer Nations Championship matches
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A blood-stanied bandage shows Seb Atkinson's commitment. Henry Slade and Atkinson could well be the centre combo going forward - a problem area for England.
Both were excellent in Liverpool.
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Bristol prop George Kloska was the other debutant today and England's scrum continued to dominate when he came on.
He'll take that.
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Mike Henson
BBC Sport senior rugby union reporter at Hill Dickinson Stadium
The Pacific Islanders famously beat England at Twickenham in August 2023, and came close to doing so again when the teams met in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals a few weeks later.
When they met in the autumn, in the midst of an England winning streak, Fiji had been within three points on the hour mark, before fading to a 38-18 loss.
This version however, never looked like having the consistency and cohesion to condemn England to a sixth successive Test defeat – a run of form which would have been their worst in 20 years.
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A defeat against Argentina will pile the pressure back on Steve Borthwick. His side have rightly eased some of that scrutiny today, but a five-game losing run and just one win in the Six Nations, which ended with a fifth-place finish, remain well below the standards expected of this England team.
They appear to be moving in the right direction again, even if Fiji didn't do themselves any favours.
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England travel to Argentina next Saturday (20:10 BST) for in their final Nations Championship game this summer, while Fiji play Scotland (14:10 BST) in Edinburgh.
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South Africa-born Benhard Janse van Rensburg also scored on his England debut.
He didn't get a lot of ball to impose his powerful ball-carrying skills. His inclusion over homegrown prospects has been criticised by some.
Unleash him against Argentina? Steve Borthwick has plenty of options.
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The young stars love a celebration. I thought 19-year-old Noah Caluori was excellent on the wing.
In his debut Prem season, Caluori, a 6ft 4in phenomenon in the air, scored five tries TWICE against Sale Sharks.
We didn't get to see him much in the air - his point of difference - but he looked confident at Test level.
A start for him and Henry Pollock against Argentina next week?
Hit the thumbs.
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Chris Ashton
Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
England have a kid who mixes things up and does it very differently. He has beaten the Fijians for pure speed on three occasions.
I don't know what we are waiting for. Stop messing about and put him in.
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Henry Pollock - 12 caps, six tries. Not bad for someone who plays in the back row.
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Chris Ashton
Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
Nobody gets a finger on Henry Pollock, he's so fast. He has to start next week.
The perfect result for Steve Borthwick's England.
Henry Pollock (con Fin Smith)
Hat-trick! Henry Pollock runs a short line before fending and accelerating clear. So good.
He looks straight down the camera and drops the Kylian Mbappe celebration and then moves onto the Jude Bellingham arms wide celebration.
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Chris Ashton
Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
A Pollock hat-trick would be a nice way to end this game.
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Chris Ashton
Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
You can only beat what the opposition is and fortunately for England that was Fiji today.
It's hard to gauge how well they have played but they have completely dismantled Fiji from the kick-off so as a coach you'd be very happy how your team has gone about the game.
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The ball is lost by Fiji. One try conceded against Fiji is so impressive.
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Given Fiji are down to 14 for the entire second half, this has been a much better second-half performance. England still the much better team from minute one.
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Noah Caluori beats a few defenders before he is tackled.
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Do we agree with Fin Smith as player of the match?
Hit the thumbs.
It feels like he's grabbed that fly-half shirt back from George Ford.
