One player who stole the spotlight and perhaps inked their name on the cast list for opening night is fly-half Zoe Harrison.<\/p>\n
One of four players to keep their starting spot from the win over Spain, Harrison did not let seeing her first conversion rebound off the posts to put her off.<\/p>\n
A large part of England’s success in France came through kicking for the corner, dominating the line-out then rolling a maul over the tryline. Harrison’s kicking was pinpoint and lengthy, allowing the plan to function.<\/p>\n
Holly Aitchison has been the main rival for the 10 shirt in recent years, but Harrison has definitely put her best foot forward in the run up to the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Other spots are uncertain. Only one of the six tries was scored by a back – centre Megan Jones. Given their wealth of riches in that area, they should produce more.<\/p>\n
And of course we have been here before. During the last World Cup England were on a long winning run and reliant on tries scored via power, they will need to find other routes in August and September.<\/p>\n
There are players to return. Wing Claudia Moloney-MacDonald and Aitchison, contenders for starting spots in a first-choice backline, are still managing knocks, as is veteran centre Emily Scarratt, who suffered a head injury before her fifth World Cup.<\/p>\n
Mitchell may be asking for daily medical updates on those three.<\/p>\n
Among the forwards, it was all positive in the south of France. Following such a dominant display and some standout moments from open-side Sadia Kabeya, it will be fascinating to see if Marlie Packer returns to the back row.<\/p>\n