In his latest BBC Sport column, England World Cup winner Matt Dawson reflects on Steve Borthwick's side's emphatic 78-15 thrashing of Japan and looks ahead to the match against New Zealand next weekend.

I would love to see the England players absolutely bombarded with the favourites tag before their meeting with New Zealand next week.

Perhaps even over-egg it a little bit - I want to see how this side handles it.

At the end of the day, beating New Zealand or South Africa will likely be a requirement if you want to win a Rugby World Cup.