Wrong players, wrong tactics – thanks Eddie!

Underfire: Owen Farrell and his Saracens mates were off the pace against Scotland
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I’M SURE I’m not the only “couch warrior” to write about the woeful exhibition England put on against Scotland last Saturday.
If ever there was a time to introduce new blood to England, Saturday was it. Instead of picking the best in-form players in the Premiership, Eddie Jones picked a team largely of players who hadn’t had a game since November. What did he have to lose…? Maro Itoje was the only one who really tried, but even he was more of a cart...

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