There was a time when it felt like England had forgotten how to win.
After this victory over Scotland, it feels more like a case of England suddenly forgetting how to lose.
Scotland will be wondering how they did not win this Test and ensure the Calcutta Cup would be heading back up north for a fifth time in a row.
They had more possession and territory, but in the end went down 16-15 after Finn Russell missed a conversion in the dying moments.
It was one of three conversions that Russell missed on the day and ultimately they proved costly as England made it back-to-back wins to ignite their Six Nations campaign.
Two weeks ago, it felt like Steve Borthwick’s side rode their luck against France and the same could be said here.
The defence looked very creaky and they finished the Test having missed 36 tackles. Thankfully for them, Scotland made 19 handling errors.
That was the story of the first half, where England’s missed tackles coincided with Scotland being wasteful.
The visitors had started so brightly, too. Scrum-half Ben White punished England in the opening five minutes after Duhan van der Merwe had slipped past Ollie Lawrence.
England swiftly hit back through Tommy Freeman, who smashed over from close range, and a Marcus Smith conversion put them in front.
Scotland’s attack, however, had looked far more threatening. Before the game, fly-half Russell had arrived at Twickenham blowing bubble gum and he had the air of a man in control.
Russell encouraged Scotland to throw the ball out wide and it paid off as, midway through the first half, Huw Jones finished off a slick move in the corner.
The only blemish in a bright half for Russell was the fact that he missed both conversions and it meant Scotland’s lead at the break was only three points.
And for all Scotland’s dominance, England could even have gone in ahead. A brilliant break from Lawrence got them within inches of the try line.
But then Lawrence undid his own brilliance by trying a no-look offload, when taking contact and resetting would have been the right call.
It seemed certain that Scotland would come to rue missing their chances and England drew level just before the hour mark. A big carry from Ben Earl saw England win a penalty and Marcus Smith slotted it to tie the Test.
Two more penalties put England 16-10 up, the latter of which was notched from long range by Fin Smith.
The fly-half was the star of the show against France two weeks ago and he was impressive again here. Defensively, he put himself about and the penalty was a reward for that.
Victory was within England’s grasp then, but there was still more drama to come. Scotland broke upfield and Van der Merwe - who else?- went over in the corner.
It left Russell with a kick from the touchline to win the match, but he pulled it wide to the relief of everyone inside Twickenham. England, for the second game in a row, have that winning feeling.
