England manager Martin Johnson has warned there is more to come from his side following their 34-10 victory over France © Getty Images

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Verdict: England bounce back to form

Reaction: Johnson enjoys vital victory

Match Pack: Rampant England humble France

Players/Officials: Steve Borthwick | Tom Croft | Martin Johnson

Tournaments/Tours: Six Nations

Teams: England

England manager Martin Johnson has sounded a warning to Scotland ahead of their Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham on Saturday.

Johnson watched his side run riot against France on their way to a 34-10 victory in their latest Six Nations clash and insists there is more to come from his side as they bid to salvage their Championship campaign.

An unconvincing victory over Italy and defeats to Wales and Ireland had the critics lining up to question Johnson and his players but they bounced back to form against Les Blues running in five tries in a one-sided encounter.

"We produced our best performance of the championship, the first half particularly," said Johnson. "We executed our chances very well - all the work that Brian Smith has put in on our attacking game really paid off. To have the confidence to deliver out on the field against a world-class team is what it's all about.

"We have had some disappointing changing rooms recently and coming into a winning England changing room is what it is all about. I still think there's more to come - there are still areas of our game we need to improve on. Next weekend we have to reproduce this form."

Johnson allowed England to enjoy the moment of victory last night but the squad will reconvene at their Pennyhill Park base today to begin preparations to face Scotland. "It will be a tough, tough test. Scotland are very competitive and if they'd taken their chances against Wales it could have been very different," he said.

England skipper Steve Borthwick was also under pressure to deliver having been the subject of personal criticism and Johnson singled him out for praise. "I'm happy for Steve as he's been getting a lot of grief but he showed what a good leader and a good player he is. I don't think he has to answer criticism, but I am happy for him that all the heartache he has had has paid off."

Borthwick insisted England's victory did not represent any kind of personal vindication and instead thanked Johnson for the faith he had shown in his captaincy.

"There have been challenges for all of us, myself included. I want to compliment the way the whole squad and the management team has stuck so tightly together," said Borthwick. There have been a lot of doubters but the team has continued to work hard on how to improve and we have got some rewards today.

"Martin Johnson has been absolutely superb. He is young in the job but he has been brilliant. He worked incredibly hard along with his management team. The management have always given me their full support and I thank them for that. It has very simply been my job to do everything I can to influence the team positively. The spirit in the team to come off two disappointing losses has been strong. The reaction has been magnificent.

"It really is exciting. We have just beaten a very good side and yet we can all stand here and say we can improve a lot. That for me is the really exciting thing."

Flanker Tom Croft, who vindicated his own selection with a man of the match display, said, "We'd been showing glimpses in the last couple of games - having yellow cards but still only losing by a couple of points. The frustration in the camp all week led to excitement today though - the boys wanted to get out onto the pitch as quickly as possible, put things right and prove our doubters wrong.

"You can't beat playing at home in front of a packed stadium. It's great to go to places like the Millennium Stadium and Croke Park and witness the atmosphere there, but return home is really special. We knew we were better than how we'd played in previous games and were itching to get out there and show that. We knew that if we could keep the penalty count down then we had the potential to put on a bit of a spectacle."

Fly-half Toby Flood and flanker Joe Worsley are being treated and reviewed by England's medical team after they were injured during the clash.

Flood went off at half-time nursing a problem with his right shoulder, while Worsley required six stitches in a cut to his right thumb. England manager Martin Johnson is due to announce the team on Wednesday for next weekend's Six Nations finale against Scotland at Twickenham.

Flood has suffered a recurrence of his shoulder injury from last summer's New Zealand tour and the second Test in Christchurch. "I slipped in defence once, and I realised it was greasy and knew I had to watch my feet," he said, recalling events at Twickenham.

"Then I slipped again in attack with the try-line begging, and as I reached out thinking I might make it, I landed on my shoulder. It is a recurrence of the New Zealand game. Hopefully, it is not too bad. If it needs an injection, it needs an injection. I felt happy to carry on but the doctors made the call to not risk it. It was frustrating."