THE outcome to last week ‘s amazing match against Australia shows Jeff Probyn was wrong to suggest Eddie Jones ‘bottled it ‘ by not starting with Henry Slade, who had fluffed his lines in the previous game.
As most of the media reminded him after the Argentina slog, Eddie has responsibilities to paying fans as well as to the team, the squad and individual players. Far from bottling it, the England coach achieved the perfect result.
The fans were happy after a thrilling game, the spirit of the squad was enhanced by a superb win and Henry Slade got an out-of-thelimelight con...