Freddie Burns scored 19 points as England beat Argentina 51-26 in the second Test in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
Fly-half Burns helped Stuart Lancaster’s team become the first rugby side from England to win a Test series in Argentina 2-0.
They scored seven tries with two earned by the pack forcing penalty tries and two for winger Marland Yarde on his Test debut with Kyle Eastmond also scoring in his first international.
The win is the fourth on tour for Lancaster’s side, who rested five senior internationals and had their British and Irish Lions missing from games against the Barbarians, a South American XV and two Tests against Argentina.
Burns, on duty due to Owen Farrell being in Australia with the Lions, did his best to earn an Elite Player Squad place when Lancaster announces his 33-man party in August and several other youngsters gave the head coach food for thought.
Eastmond and Yarde made major contributions as England made light of the absence of Christian Wade, who was called up by the Lions earlier in the day.
But they were made to work hard by a determined Argentina team who did not perform in the first half of the previous Test.
“Argentina were much improved on last week and put us under pressure so it is even more pleasing to score 50 points,” Lancaster said.
“We thought there would be a reaction from Argentina.
“Getting the series win was the first objective. The second objective was to develop our options and looking at other selections and that has been achieved.”
Lancaster’s side were comfortable 32-3 winners in Salta last week and by halftime they had built a 27-12 lead thanks mostly to two penalty tries earned by their pack in an effort spearheaded by loose head prop Joe Marler, who was man of the match.
“He deserved it – he has been in extremely good form since he came into camp,” added Lancaster.
“It shows the strength in depth we have in that position with Mako Vunipola and Alex Corbisiero with the Lions and Joe Marler doing what he is doing here.”
Both sides were undermanned, with the hosts weakened by the loss of many of their European-based players.
