38mins: Yachvili touches down for France (Getty Images).

By Reece Killworth

RESULT: FRANCE 24 ENGLAND 21

80 min: France win the line-out and when the ball comes back, they work it wide through the backs. They cough it up, though, and Robinson carries it forward. He can't find a way through though and as the ball dribbles out, that's full-time. France have won the Grand Slam!

79 min: France win the line-out and Michalak hoists the ball into the England half. Robinson gathers and pumps the ball into touch down the left. It'll be France's line-out on halfway - surely the last play of the game barring penalties.

79 min: England win the scrum and work it to Catt. He pumps the ball deep into France territory but it'll be the home side to throw at the line-out.

78 min: France win the line-out and get the ball going forward in a rolling maul to wind down the clock. The put-in comes to England with France held up just outside the England 22.

78 min: France bring David Auradou on for Pelous.

77 min: Dallaglio gather the restart and England work it to Catt. He pumps the ball into touch down the right.

76 min: CONVERSION - BARKLEY. Barkley steps up and slots over the conversion.

75 min: TRY - LEWSEY. England manage to get the ball back on their side from the line-out but Barkley's kick over the top is straight down Brusque's throat. He carries it past halfway before working it inside. Dominici is on the receiving end of a huge hit from Kay. England turn it over and work it wide to Lewsey. He powers forward before cutting inside and holding off the defenders to score.

74 min: England win the line-out and Lewsey finds touch down the right.

73 min: Catt gathers the restart and pumps the ball downfield but France return it with interest and Dallaglio is unable to gather it on the touchline. It's still England's line-out though as the skipper failed to get a touch.

72 min: PENALTY - BARKLEY. Barkley slots over the penalty.

71 min: Penalty to England with France penalised for a push at the line-out. With nine minutes still left on the clock, England go for the posts.

71 min: Barkley takes play into the France half as the hosts bring Jean-Jacques Crenca on for Sylvain Marconnet.

70 min: France try to get the shove on but the ball goes loose and Dallaglio is able to dive in and gather it. Dawson lays the platform before working it back to Barkley. He fails to find touch allowing Michalak to dink another kick in. There's a penalty to England, though, with France putting stray hands in at the ruck.

69 min: France manage to get a hand in at the line-out and get the put-in at the scrum.

68 min: France work the restart to Michalak and he sends another lovely kick over the top, finding touch in the England 22.

67 min: France win the scrum and work it back to Michalak. He dummies for a drop goal before dinking the ball over the top behind Robinson. The Sale man does well to get back and touch down with two Frenchman in close attendance.

66 min: France work the ball wide from the line-out with Elhorga on the end of the line. Cohen scrambles across to force him to ground five metres from the England line and France have to come back inside. They again choose to go outside, though, and Dawson has to get in a big hit to stop Elhorga.

65 min: England win the line-out and Catt is hurried into kicking into touch. France's throw at the line-out inside the England 22.

64 min: Barkley's restart is charged down but Cohen is alert enough to gather. He feeds Dawson who bursts forward before kicking ahead. Poitrenaud is the man the French look to on the return and his kick spirals into touch inside the England 22.

63 min: Yachvili shows he is human after all as his kick drifts wide of the posts.

62 min: France get a free-kick as England are pinged. The penalty then follows as England are putting hands in at the ruck.

62 min: France win the line-out and when the ball gets caught up in a ruck, they get the put-in.

61 min: England just about claw the ball back at the scrum in the face of some huge power from the French. They manage to work it to Barkley and he finds touch down the left.

60 min: France work a move from the line-out but there's a knock-on. England try to use the advantage but Robinson just can't gather a long pass outside from Catt.

59 min: Betsen gathers Barkley's restart and Michalak pumps a kick into the corner. Robinson has to play it but he fails to find his touch. Brusque cuts a lovely run on the arc to take play back deep into the England half before France work it wide again. Michalak chips ahead but Dawson covers. He slips as he tries to release and Elhorga forces him over the line.

59 min: Harinordoquy gathers the line-out and England do enough to keep the rolling maul at bay. France work it wide to Dominici and he takes play to within five or so metres of the England line. Yachvili dinks a lovely kick through but the chasing pack are too far behind to profit.

58 min: France bring Clement Poitrenaud on for Jauzion.

57 min: Yachvili finds touch down the left, pushing England back inside their own 22.

56 min: France strip the ball back in contact and this time it is they who work it wide. Elhorga takes play back into the England half and Dallaglio is penalised for not rolling away.

56 min: Pape taps the line-out back on the French side and they try to get the rolling maul going forwards. They make 10 metres until Thompson steals the ball back for England. Again it's worked wide but Jauzion brings down Tindall. England recycle on the blind side and Lewsey makes a burst. He is held up but England are beginning to find half-gaps now.

55 min: Worsley gathers the restart and England work it into Catt's path. He pumps the ball into touch down the right.

55 min: France bring Yannick Bru on for Toulouse team-mate Servat.

54 min: Barkley fails to add the extras from out wide.

53 min: TRY - COHEN. Yachvili's first mistake of the night comes from the restart as he fails to get a pass away and England manage to turn the ball over. They work it wide quickly and Cohen is unstoppable in such positions.

52 min: PENALTY - YACHVILI. Yachvili takes his personal tally to 19 points by clipping over the penalty.

51 min: Fabien Pelous is the target in the line-out and he gathers it well before setting up the rolling maul. It collapses around halfway inside the England half but the referee waves calls play on. Kay then plays the ball on the ground and is pinged.

50 min: Dallaglio gathers the restart and manages to make five or so metres first up. The ball is worked into Catt's path and he finds a good touch down the right.

49 min: Catt is into the fray with Greenwood making way in midfield.

49 min: PENALTY - BARKLEY. Barkley slots over the penalty.

48 min: England win the line-out and Tindall comes on the crash ball. It goes loose yet again but this time Betsen is pinged for offside in midfield. Mike Catt is stripped and ready.

47 min: France win the line-out but Magne is pinged for going over the top and onto the floor at the ruck. Barkley steps up and pumps the ball into touch.

46 min: Borthwick wins line-out ball for England and they get the rolling maul going again. They make five or so metres before working it to Barkley, who pumps it into touch down the left. France's line-out just inside the England half.

45 min: Yachvili finds touch down the right and France hold firm at this line-out with Harinordoquy claiming the ball. After a couple of phases of recycling the ball, France work the ball to Michalak and he sends a magnificent kick over the top of Cohen's head and into touch on the bounce.

44 min: England win the line-out and get the rolling maul going. Ben Kay picks up and takes play to the France 22 before the penalty goes to France as Vickery is penalised.

43 min: England get a rolling maul going and trundle towards the France 22. They work it through midfield before Barkley kicks ahead with Robinson chasing it down. Yachvili just manages to keep the full-back at bay by gathering an inside pass before finding a good touch down the right.

42 min: Barkley kicks ahead and Brusque is able to sweep up and pump the ball into touch down the left. England's line-out just inside the France half.

41 min: France lose their first line-out with Borthwick grabbing it at the back. England get the maul going up to halfway and are already looking far more dangerous than in the first half.

40 min: England gather the restart and work it into Tindall's hands. He finds a good touch down the right, taking play to the England 10m line.

40 min: France get things under way in the second half.

HT: France 21 England 3.

40 min: That's half-time and England have well and truly been outplayed. France's forwards have been rock solid in the set-pieces and their backs have had far more cutting edge.

39 min: CONVERSION - YACHVILI. Yachvili adds insult to England's injury by slotting over the conversion from out wide.

38 min: TRY - YACHVILI. France get the ball back on their side from the restart and Yachvili has a little space on the blind side. He races past the ruck before kicking ahead. He is the first to react and outpaces the England defence to score.

38 min: PENALTY - BARKLEY. Barkley steps up and slots over the penalty, ignoring the cat-calls from the home fans.

37 min: Dallaglio manages to scramble the ball back on the England side after a knock-on from the French. The penalty follows with Pape penalised for diving in over the top at the ruck. Penalty to England in front of the posts about 30 metres out.

36 min: PENALTY - YACHVILI. Yachvili slots over the penalty.

35 min: England work the ball well until Woodman's pass is intercepted by Pepito Elhorga. His burst forward takes play to the England 22 until Cohen drags him down. Rather than rolling away, the England man plays the ball and it's another kickable penalty to France.

34 min: France work a back-row move and switch the point of attack. It's lost forward as they look to get a maul trundling forward and the referee awards the put-in to England.

33 min: France gather the restart before working it to Michalak. His clever kick over the top is well gathered by Jauzion but France cough it up in contact. Tindall gathers but then knocks it on so it'll be France's put-in at the scrum.

32 min: PENALTY - YACHVILI. Straight down the middle from Yachvili.

32 min: Penalty to France with Dawson caught offside at the scrum. This is eminently kickable.

31 min: Good work by Borthwick at the line-out but Tindall spills a poor pass from Barkley forwards. Scrum down, France's put-in.

30 min: Servat finds his man in the line-out, maintaining France's 100% record. They get the rolling maul going 10 metres forward before it goes down. Betsen makes a half-break to allow Brusque the time to kick - and the full-back finds a good touch down the right.

29 min: England go left and right without making a real breakthrough and Barkley opts to kick for position, finding touch on the left flank.

28 min: Good line-out ball for England and Dawson makes a trademark sniping run around the fringes to take play further forward into the France half.

27 min: England hold firm at the scrum and draw a penalty from France with Betsen penalised for losing his binding. Barkley pumps the ball into touch down the left.

26 min: England's promising attack comes to nothing with Barkley spilling the ball forward in the tackle. Harinordoquy looks to punish the youngster but he sends a poor pass out wide and Brusque knocks it forward. It'll be England's put-in.

25 min: France win the line-out well and the ball is worked back to Brusque. His kick finds only Lewsey and he in turn flicks it to Robinson. Betsen does well to bring the Sale back down on halfway but England manage to get in and keep the ball in their hands.

24 min: Barkley's short restart is tapped back on the England side by Tindall. It's worked back into the Bath man's hands and he grubs the ball into touch down the right forcing France back into their own 22.

23 min: Yachvili just fails to pull his kick around enough from the right-hand touchline.

23 min: TRY - HARINORDOQUY. England win the line-out through Vickery but France turn it over. They work it wide and Jauzion comes in on the burst to take play well into the England 22. They work it back into Michalak's hands and he hoists a lovely crossfield kick into the in-goal area. Harinordoquy is the only man in the vicinity and he gathers easily before touching down.

23 min: England bring Steve Borthwick on for Grewcock, who has been limping.

23 min: Michalak gathers the restart and sends a grubber kick into the England 22. It takes a wicked bounce over the shoulder of Robinson and England get the throw.

22 min: Traille's kick is never troubling the posts as he hooks it wildly to the left.

21 min: England work a move from the line-out but Worsley is penalised for crossing in midfield. France - in the guise of Damien Traille - are going for the posts from inside their own half.

20 min: Barkley's restart is well gathered by Nicolas Brusque and they work it back into the hands of Michalak. He finds a good touch down the left.

19 min: PENALTY - YACHVILI. Yachvili steps up and punishes England, sending the penalty between the posts.

18 min: England are pinged with the front row penalised for bringing the scrum up.

18 min: England hold firm at the scrum and force it to be reset despite huge pressure from France.

17 min: France win the line-out and work it wide with Magne in the three-quarters on the crash ball. Servat takes his turn at carrying it forward before Michalak dinks a kick over the advancing defensive line. Dominici tries to gather but just flicks it forward.

16 min: Tindall is back on his feet as Michalak finds touch down the right.

16 min: England win the line-out and work it out through a couple of phases. Tindall comes in on the burst behind Will Greenwood but he fails to release in the tackle. Penalty to France and Tindall has stayed down.

15 min: Barkley pumps the ball into touch down the right. It'll be England's throw at the line-out just inside the France half.

14 min: Pascal Pape wins the line-out and France work it through midfield. They are forced to go this way and that as they probe for an opening and Serge Betsen is eventually penalised when he holds on in the tackle. Penalty to England.

13 min: Thompson finds Danny Grewcock in the line and England get their own rolling maul going. It trundles into the France half before England use their backs. Lewsey bursts through a tackle before Barkley opts to dink a kick in. Cohen can't get there and a clearing kick from the French is touched by an English hand before finding touch. Line-out to France in the England half.

12 min: France try to spin the scrum and manage to steal it against the head. They try to work it through their backs but Yannick Jauzion knocks on. Lewsey again kicks ahead, this time using up the advantage, and Michalak returns with interest. Robinson takes a quick line-out and Barkley returns the ball to France. They find their touch so it's England's throw at the line-out.

11 min: France go for the tap-back at this line-out and work it through midfield. It's scrappy possession for the French and the put-in goes to England as Christophe Dominici knocks on.

10 min: Lawrence Dallaglio goes from the base of the scrum to buy his backs some time and it's worked to Tindall. He kicks into touch down the right.

9 min: Magne climbs highest to win the ball at the line-out and France get the rolling maul going. They take play into the England 22 before looking to their backs. Michalak is the man to take the contact but it's knocked on and then turned over by Hill. Josh Lewsey kicks downfield and the referee calls it back for the knock-on.

8 min: France work the move from the back of the scrum again. This time Harinordoquy's pass is better but Yachvili spills it. Cohen opts to kick and go down the left but he is marshalled well and Magne can bring the ball forward. He is on the receiving end of a crunching tackle from Phil Vickery and England turn it over. Mike Tindall comes across and pumps the ball into touch.

8 min: Thompson overthrows at the line-out, but Richard Hill is able to gather at the back of the line. Dawson opts to pick and go from a ruck but runs into his own man so it'll be France's put-in at the scrum.

7 min: France try to work a move off the back but Imanol Harinordoquy sends a terrible pass towards Yachvili and England turn it over. The penalty comes and Barkley pumps the ball into touch down the left.

6 min: The ball gets held up in the ruck and France will get the put-in at the scrum. Worrying times for England there with Magne bursting through a huge gap in the England defence.

5 min: Michalak taps and goes from the penalty and France take play into the England 22. Olivier Magne comes on a burst as a gap opens in the England defence and France take it to within 10 metres of the tryline.

4 min: William Servat finds his man in the game's first line-out and France get the shove on with a rolling maul. Servat is controlling from the base and he takes France into the England half. The penalty comes as Steve Thompson goes in the side of the ruck.

3 min: Michalak restarts from the 22 and Matt Dawson has to leap high to gather. He lays the base and England look to dive around the fringes to make a break. When no hole appears they work it wide and Ben Cohen crashes through a tackle. The ball is worked back to Barkley and he lofts the ball into touch down the right.

3 min: Barkley just fails to bisect the posts with his kick.

2 min: Barkley is going for the posts from between the France 10m line and halfway.

1 min: France secure the ball from the restart and Frederic Michalak immediately moves into scrum-half. Dimitri Yachvili kicks downfield but Jason Robinson keeps it in play. England recycle the ball well and push play into the France half. The penalty comes with France offside on halfway.

0 min: Olly Barkley gets the game under way on what is surely the biggest evening of his career so far.

Pre-match: England arrive in Paris facing their toughest post-World Cup assignment in an attempt to retain the RBS Six Nations title. To be crowned champions for a second year running, England have to win by eight points or more, or seven points and stay ahead of France on overall try-counts. Sir Clive Woodward has made one change, with Joe Worsley replacing injured flanker Chris Jones.