Farrell doesn’t get into my XV

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DUBLIN, IRELAND - AUGUST 19: Steve Borthwick, Head Coach of England and Owen Farrell of England look on prior to the Summer International match between Ireland and England at Aviva Stadium on August 19, 2023 in Dublin, Dublin. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

JEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK

AS England approach their last pool match against Samoa on Saturday, and the likelihood of a quarter-final against Fiji, they will have to raise their attacking game.
That’s why my starting backline against Samoa would be Alex Mitchell at scrum-half, George Ford at flyhalf, Manu Tuilagi at inside centre, Joe Marchant at outside centre, and Henry Arundell and Max Malins on the wings, with Freddie Steward at full-back.
I have not included Marcus Smith at full-back because I do not believe he can play himself into a first choice line-up i...

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