According to my confidential source, the reason is that New York state has steadily lowered the difficulty of its signature Regents Exams, a battery of standardized tests that most non-disabled New York students must pass before accruing a state-certified high school diploma.
From March 25-28, IBOPE Zogby polled 1, 930 likely voters with a battery of questions about the possibility of Congress and the White House failing to pass a budget and causing a government shutdown.
Lamb, one of England's battery of promising young fly-halves, played his part to perfection with an accurate long-range pass for Tindall to run onto but the England centre fired a shocking pass behind Iain Balshaw.