England team manager Martin Johnson was pleased with his team's opening Six Nations performance at Twickenham against Wales where they beat Wales 30-17.
"It was a real battle out there and I think we showed a great deal of patience to score at the end of the first half, after enjoying a long spell of possession and territorial advantage." said Johnson after the match.
"The next score just after half time was key in terms of giving us a healthy lead."
"It has to be an all-round team performance and there's no doubt the boys worked very, very hard."
"We won some good turn-overs and picked our opportunities - our kicking game and our chase was pretty good as well, which certainly put Wales under pressure.
"Everyone's hyped this game up for weeks as the biggest thing - and now the next game against Italy becomes the biggest thing.
"I've said all along that this is a group that's coming together - they're becoming increasingly confident in themselves, but need to keep demonstrating that by getting wins."
Johnson's captain Steve Borthwick said that the match result was pleasing even though it was tough.
"It's obviously very pleasing to win - but it was very hard-fought. Credit to Wales for the way they played and for the effort they put into the game - they're a quality side.
"The victory's a great reward, though, for all the England players and the management staff.
"There's still plenty of room for improvement - we made errors, particularly midway through the second half. There are several areas we can look at on the video, in order to improve for next week's trip to Italy.
Man of the match James Haskell who scored two tries said,"I'm pleased from the team's perspective more than anything else - I was simply on the end of two great team moves to score my tries."
"I'm obviously delighted though, as these are my first international tries in 22 matches - hence I thought it rude not to celebrate with a jig!
"As a squad we really work for each other - our ethos is that no player is alone. We're building something here - we've stuck together even when people have looked at us sceptically. I feel we're starting to show what we really can do.
"In the past at 20-17, we may have lost games like that. But our reaction showed our determination and our desire to get back onto the front foot immediately.
"Our mentality's really improved and the management have created a positive, winning atmosphere."
