I spoke to Roy. He just rang me up and we had a chat,

I talked to [Roy] prior to that. We spoke cordially before the game. We make contact on the phone with his staff and him. Things are progressing well.

People want chat histories. They're a permanent testimony of a relationship.

Rang in my ears like Easter morning churchbells in Rome, rumble from an unmuffled Harley, fireworks shells exploding over a Fourth-of-July parade.

The team gave as good as they can. It was a very committed and organised performance. But it was not enough.

It's very even and you can analyse the group in whatever way you like. You can look at us and say we've two home games to go with a game in Cyprus in between. Then you can look at France and say they are capable of winning three matches with the fantastic players they have.