Jonathan Joseph's golden touch can add an attacking edge for England in the second Test against South Africa The alternative is do as they did in Durban, man the trenches, be knuckle-hard and steadfast, particularly in the first half, yet knowing that guts and grit will only take them so far, and certainly not to the promised land of victory in South Africa. England are solid and workmanlike in midfield but they pose no threat. The potency of the back three has tailed off, with wing Chris Ashton failing to score in six Tests, his hat-trick against the BaaBaas notwithstanding. The double-banking of Foden and Mike Brown was a defensive ploy designed to deal with the Boks" aerial game and utilise Brown's booming left boot. England lack the X factor. Joseph has that, dubbed "the next Jeremy Guscott," by his then coach at London Irish, Mike Catt, now in charge of England's attack. Catt said: "JJ is special, he creates something out of nothing. His footwork is phenomenal and his ability to do things at pace creates space for others. He hardly ever makes an error, which is what distinguishes a great player from a good player. And, no, I've not saddled him with the Jerry Guscott tag because that's something he's going to have to cope with. He knows how good he can be. There was an inevitability about the outcome once the Boks hit the turbo-charger after the interval and got on a roll. There will be more of the same for England at Ellis Park on Saturday and they have to find ways to stretch the Springboks. Ashton had the occasional dart, there was one back-row surge from Ben Morgan and Tom Johnson, but that was it, the late rally excepting. Chris Robshaw, as ever, was gritty and effective while debutant Johnson got stuck in but faded. The scrummage did not deliver the stability England craved. The front-row eventually found their feet - new boy Joe Marler coped - but they need to get more purchase. The line-out, though, was in credit, through shrewd marshalling by Geoff Parling and commendable contributions from Mouritz Botha and Johnson. Ben Youngs" return at scrum-half was mixed. There was more snap there but his kicking was mis-directed as was England's from defence. England ought not to take too much heart from Foden's late score for the divide between the teams was significant. There is much to remedy. Scores: 0-3 Farrell pen, 3-3 Steyn pen, 3-6 Farrell pen, 6-6 Steyn pen, 11-6 Steyn try, 16-6 De Villiers try, 16-9 Farrell pen, 16-12 Farrell pen, 19-12 Steyn pen, 22-12 Steyn pen, 22-17 Foden try South Africa: Z Kirchener (Bulls); JP Pietersen (Sharks), J de Villiers (Stormers, capt), F Steyn (Sharks), B Habana (Stormers); M Steyn (Bulls), F Hougaard (Bulls); T Mtawarira, B du Plessis, J du Plessis (all Sharks), E Etzebeth (Stormers), J Kruger (Bulls), M Coetzee (Sharks), W Alberts (Sharks), P Spies (Bulls). Replacements: W Olivier (Bulls) for Habana 31-40, P Lambie (Sharks) for Kirchner 40, C Oosthuizen (Cheetahs) for J du Plessis 48-58, R Pienaar (Ulster) for Hougaard 56, F van der Merwe (Bulls) for Etzebeth 58, A Strauss (Cheetahs) for B du Plessis 65, K Daniel (Sharks) for Coetzee 72. England: M Brown (Harlequins); C Ashton (Northampton), M Tuilagi (Leicester), B Barritt (Saracens), B Foden (Northampton); O Farrell (Saracens), B Youngs (Leicester); J Marler (Harlequins), D Hartley (Northampton), D Cole (Leicester), M Botha (Saracens), G Parling (Leicester), T Johnson (Exeter), C Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), B Morgan (Scarlets). Replacements: T Flood (Leicester) for Barritt 53, T Palmer (Stade Francais) for Botha 58, P Dowson (Northampton) for Morgan 61, L Dickson (Northampton) for Youngs 72, P Doran-Jones (Northampton) for Marler 72, L Mears (Bath) for Hartley 75, J Joseph (London Irish) for Brown 78. Referee: S Walsh (Australia).