NICK CAIN
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As we approach the Six Nations midpoint, England are more like a Thames barge making slow headway to destination, rather than a streamlined clipper slicing through the waves at speed.
No one doubts the honest endeavours of those steering the England barge, with head coach Steve Borthwick at the helm, but two narrow wins from two matches so far tells us that, bar a drastic collapse by Ireland, they are not potential champions.
By the same token, they are not the most likely candidates for a berth at the foot of the table just above the ever-maro...