NICK CAIN VERDICT
SINCE Eddie Jones took over as England coach, there has been an assumption that the ‘Pool of Death’ his team face in Japan does not compare to the one which confronted Stuart Lancaster in 2015.
Australia and Wales were seen as much more of an obstacle then than France or Argentina this time.
That notion took a pummelling after France edged out Argentina in yesterday’s 23-21.
It is apparent that rather than being stepping stones for England to reach the quarter-finals, both teams look as slippery as wet marble – and unless his players are at the top ...