NICK CAIN
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STEVE Borthwick’s brave new world, launched on Monday when he was confirmed as England’s head coach, faces an ordeal by fire well before he names his first line up against Scotland at Twickenham six weeks from now.
Before that Six Nations opener against the Scots – who have won three and drawn one of the last five encounters between the old enemies – Borthwick faces selection decisions that will be the most exacting of his career.
The first is to select a new England captain, and the second to choose a 23-man Red Rose side that arrests the slid...