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It is a curious aspect of the English team's autumn clean sweep that no new players made their first cap during the recent campaign, a scenario not seen in 25 years. However, Max Ojomoh's showing against the Argentine side while earning his second cap felt like the arrival of a future star.

Standout Display in Hard-Fought Win

Ojomoh was the star turn in what was the team's most challenging outing of the autumn. He scored the first try before creating the remaining two. His assist for Immanuel Feyi-Waboso via a delightful long pass was the highlight play of the first half. Likewise, his popped pass to Henry Slade for England's third try was equally impressive, capping off a fine debut performance at the home stadium for the young player.

Ojomoh possesses the kind of triple threat that every manager desire from their inside-centre. His abilities include running, kicking, and passing, and he has appeared at fly-half and at both centre positions for his club this season.

Quick Rise and Upcoming Prospects

It is just a little over a week since the head coach might have felt he had discovered his midfield duo for the future. However, the best compliment that can be paid to the young star is that Borthwick may have to think again. Ojomoh was first called up to an England squad previously, but had to wait until the last game of the overseas trip to earn his first cap. Injuries to teammates created the opportunity for Ojomoh to start here, and he surely will be in consideration for a further appearance when the squad regroup to start their Six Nations quest in the coming months.

• Multiple Abilities: Can play number ten and midfield.
• Key Contributions: Scored one try and set up two more.
• Timely Impact: Stepped up when teammates were unavailable.

Team Context and Wider Significance

How would the team have fared against Argentina without Ojomoh? Certainly they rode their luck and perhaps it is no coincidence that he was their standout performer. England experienced an inevitable drop-off in intensity following a significant victory over the All Blacks. Perhaps the coach ought to have freshened things up.

Some perspective is required, however. One might be inclined to criticize the side for their inability to bring much intensity into this match, or for almost throwing away a fixture they were dominating. But, this result marks a clean sweep of November matches for the initial occasion since 2016. The year concludes with eleven consecutive victories after beginning with a defeat. We are halfway through the four-year tournament plan and things look considerably rosier for the coach than they did at this stage.

Squad Depth and Long-Term Strategy

The manager appears that, with time remaining from the World Cup, he understands the vast majority of the team he will bring to Australia. Naturally, there will be the surprise inclusion. But there are not many current members of the roster who are not in contention for the upcoming event.

That represents an benefit because it was a problem for his predecessor, who found it difficult when it was clear that certain players were not going to play in his strategy. He seems to have grasped the nettle sooner, avoiding the torrid beginning that affected the team in the past.

Depth charts seem like they belong to 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 narrow loss. That they were not is largely due to Ojomoh, fortune, and the strength of England's bench. While the coach plots a course to the championship, he has positive momentum after an unbeaten run, and therefore we can overlook the paucity of this performance.