“The team’s really maturing, taking a lot more responsibility itself. So a bit came from the team and we reinforced it… it was led by Dylan.”

Hartley said the true test of the squad was how “we want to leave this tour”.

“Even the players on the sidelines were saying that,” said Hartley, who marked the occasion of becoming the most capped England hooker by scoring a first-half try. “We were hugging and fist-pumping and stuff, but we were saying we need to go again next week.

“I said last week we could easily let the egos creep in, let the social media in, let you guys creep in with the reviews and everyone goes, ‘Yeah, we’re awesome’. The true challenge as a group is how we want to leave this tour. Do we want to be 2-1 or 3-0? I want to be 3-0. So we need to enjoy this, but then flick the switch and we go again.”