A single score against Wales, France and Ireland could have meant Saturdays victory over Scotland at Twickenham was to seal the Grand Slam instead of the Calcutta Cup and fourth place in the championship.

The seven-try victory, inspired by Jamie Noon's hat-trick, was a record win over the beleaguered Scots and England finished the championship on a high with many a lesson learned.

''Our next two games in an England shirt are Australia and New Zealand in November and if we were playing them in a month's time I'd be hugely looking forward to that,'' said Robinson.

''We have gone to the wire in four games (including the defeat to Australia in November) and lost those four games.

''That is bitterly disappointing to us all. We've had to learn how to win those games and I think that is something this team now understands.

''Ultimately we will look back on this and think 'if only'. We have lost by one score in three matches and that is the most frustrating part about this.

''International sport is won by small margins and we have to make sure that when we play and it comes to the wire, our belief and attention to detail means we we have the ability to win those games.

But Robinson was pleased with his sides progress, adding: ''We've moved forward as a team.

''This Six Nations has helped the long-term planning because our leadership has been tested. We have had to find leaders. We have had to play players in back-to-back games and they have learned from their mistakes in a tough environment.

''I think we have made as much progress as I could have wanted. We have found some players who have come through very strongly. Someone like Jamie Noon needed a bit of time to grow and we have seen that. How he has developed has been one of the major pluses of the campaign.

''We were looking at having lost (Phil) Vickery and (Julian) White, who is the next young prop? Matt Stevens has been outstanding. I think we have found a real dynamic young prop who can only get better.

''At hooker, Steve Thompson has regenerated his international career. He has been heavily criticised away from the squad but he has come through strongly and is back to his best form.

''Before we were talking about leadership. Ben Kay has done well and Martin Corry's leadership has been outstanding and Lewis Moody.''