England won their first match under coach Steve Borthwick as they overpowered Italy up front in a 31-14 Six Nations success at Twickenham on Sunday.
Italy's pack were unable to cope with England's driving maul from close-range line-outs, while recalled centre Ollie Lawrence repeatedly made inroads into the Azzurri defence.
"It is important for us to take a big step," man-of-the-match Lawrence told ITV."It was my job to make sure we got over the gain-line."Italy, fresh from a creditable 29-24 defeat by reigning Six Nations champions France in Rome, arrived in London with genuine hope of a first win over England.Marco Riccioni pulled a try back for Italy shortly after the break before another England line-out drive led to a penalty try and a yellow card for Azzurri replacement Simone Ferrari.
England won possession from the set-piece and recalled openside flanker Willis was driven over through Italy's weak maul defence, with Farrell, playing at fly-half in a revamped back division after Marcus Smith was benched, adding the conversion.
England scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet had a try ruled out for obstruction in midfield but it made little difference.
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