I think Earls thought himself bigger than he is. He's a professional, he should know when to go low! I haven't heard much of a reaction to this game, what went so wrong?
It was a try, any contact over the line while the ball is in hand is a try, there are a few pics that show this, http://wooller.com/?page=11716&id=46830&offset= . But the TMO could not verify it with the angles he was given, hence him saying 'inconclusive'. All went down to the way the Ref asked the question, 'try or no try?', if he had said 'is there any reason I can not award the try?', then it would have been a try. But then it'd have been a tricky kick anyway, money would've been on flood to get it though! And after all that, what happened to the penalty!? Pretty messed up all round but was good to watch and happy to see England playing better.