Lewsey makes mockery of England snub

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Lewsey has not played for England since limping out of their World Cup semi-final victory over host nation France four months ago, and when England head back to Paris later this week for an appointment with the Six Nations title favourites, Lewsey will be left behind.

Following Saturday's 42-34 Guinness Premiership victory over Bath, McGeechan said: "Josh is really enjoying his rugby at the moment, and it shows."

He added: "We made some basic errors in the first-half, and we knew that if we were to do that, then Bath would hurt us. But the 20 minutes after half-time was as well as we've played this season."

While Wasps celebrated a win that breathed life into their domestic campaign, Bath head coach Steve Meehan could only reflect on a second-half collapse of the type patented by England in this season's Six Nations.

They claimed a bonus point courtesy of tries by Andrew Higgins, Nick Abendanon, Daniel Browne and Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, but Meehan said: "It was terribly frustrating - almost inconceivable.

"Defence has been one of our strengths over the last 12 months. Wasps played well, but to lose a grip on our defensive systems was unacceptable.

"In the first 20 minutes of the second-half we just didn't get our organisation right. I am not sure why."