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The 2022 autumn series is within touching distance, and with it comes a ready-reckoner for Eddie Jones on crucial issues such as selection and captaincy.
It gives the England coach an invaluable yardstick to see how his squad’s preparations and build-up to a World Cup campaign compares to 20 years ago, when their 2002 counterparts were a year out from their World Cup triumph.
In the 2002 autumn series Clive Woodward’s England broke new ground by beating New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, at Twickenham over three consecutive weekends. It ...