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This marks a interesting feature of the English team's November clean sweep that there were no debutants made their international debut throughout the recent campaign, something not seen in a quarter of a century. However, the performance of Max Ojomoh display against the Argentine side while earning his second cap seemed to be the arrival of a future star.

Star Display in Hard-Fought Victory

Ojomoh was the key player in what was the team's least convincing performance of the November series. He scored the opening touchdown before setting up the remaining two. The setup for his teammate via a exquisite long pass was the champagne moment of the opening period. Similarly, his popped pass to the center for the team's third try was just as impressive, capping off a excellent first outing at Twickenham for the 25-year-old.

He has the kind of versatile skillset that all coaches would want from their midfield player. He can run, kick and pass, and he has appeared at number ten and at multiple midfield roles for Bath this campaign.

Quick Ascent and Upcoming Opportunities

Only eight days since the head coach might have felt he had discovered his midfield duo for the future. However, the highest praise that can be given to Ojomoh is that the coach may have to think again. He was first called up to an England squad four years ago, but had to wait until the final match of the summer tour to make his debut. Fitness issues to other players paved the way for him to start here, and he surely will be in consideration for a third cap when the squad regroup to start their Six Nations quest in the coming months.

• Multiple Abilities: Excels at fly-half and midfield.
• Key Contributions: Scored one try and assisted two.
• Important Performance: Delivered when others were injured.

Team Context and Broader Significance

How would England have been against their opponents without him? Certainly they had some fortune and maybe it is no coincidence that he was their standout performer. The team experienced an natural decline in energy following a significant victory over New Zealand. Maybe the coach should have freshened things up.

Some perspective is needed, though. It is tempting to criticize the side for their failure to bring much intensity into this contest, or for nearly losing a fixture they were controlling. However, this outcome completes a clean sweep of November matches for the initial occasion since 2016. The year concludes with 11 straight wins after beginning with a defeat. We are midway in the World Cup cycle and things look much more positive for the coach than they did previously.

Squad Depth and Long-Term Strategy

Borthwick gives the impression that, with time remaining from the World Cup, he knows the vast majority of the team he will take to Australia. Of course, there will be the odd bolter. Yet there are not many current members of the squad who are not on track for the 2027 tournament.

That represents an advantage because it was a problem for his preceding coach, who found it difficult when it was clear that veterans were not going to feature in his plans. He seems to have grasped the nettle sooner, preventing the torrid start that plagued the team in the previous cycle.

Depth charts seem like they are for seafarers of yesteryear, but managers swear by them and Borthwick can be happy with his. On another day, the team might be nursing their wounds after a gut-wrenching late defeat. That they were not owes plenty to the young star, fortune, and the quality of the substitutes. As Borthwick plots a course to the championship, he has wind in England's sails after an unbeaten run, and therefore we can forgive the lack of quality of this performance.