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He might look like a tugboat captain but, with George Chuter, looks can be deceiving. The England hooker, who came off the bench to play a big part in England's upset victory, is an articulate student of the game.
The scrum proved a massive factor in England's win
with the white front row at times overwhelming Australia's. The Leicester hooker said this was an area they had pinpointed, particularly after a Twickenham victory against the same opponents in 2005.
"It is still a big factor in international rugby, even if it has been de-powered a bit in the past few years," Chuter said. "We showed that there is still room to be dominant up front."
To that end, the heavier Mark Regan was preferred to start, with the more mobile Chuter coming off the bench. Regan got a free ride from his two props, Andy Sheridan and Phil Vickery, in the scrums though Chuter said it was never as easy as it looked.
"It's never an armchair ride because it's a real shock to the system when you've been sitting there watching the game and suddenly you're in the middle of it," he said.
"If you come on and suddenly the scrum doesn't go so well you'd get all the blame so it's not as easy as it sounds but it obviously helps when we were on the front foot and it was up to me to keep that going."
Chuter, 31, performed that role admirably and will be hoping to grab his starting spot back against the French in Paris next weekend. The English can expect an advantage in the scrum there, too - though not as pronounced as yesterday. But with Sheridan propping as he is, anything could happen.
Chuter played in the match against South Africa last year when Sheridan broke his ankle, and was just two yards away when it happened.
"It was one of the grimmest things I've seen in a long time. I didn't expect to see him back before the World Cup, to be honest.
"He's still finding his feet at international level, but it's great to see him hitting this form."
Despite England's pack domination, they still had to undergo and anxious few minutes near the end, particularly when Stirling Mortlock lined up an angled penalty from near halfway that would have won it for the Wallabies.
"Miss the bloody thing, please," Chuter was thinking.
"Actually, just as he was putting his tee down, a little Mistral blew up. I thought 'we could do with a little bit more of that'.
"It then got a little bit more gusty when he was lining his kick up so I thought someone was looking down on us."
If they win twice more, then that last thought might be true.
