By GARY FITZGERALD

Joe Marler has backed Steve Borthwick over his forthright condemnation of England’s Calcutta Cup flops.
But even the gnarly Harlequins prop was surprised by how “honest” and direct the new head coach was in his summing up of where the team is in its development following his first game in charge.
Borthwick’s claim that the team “weren’t good at anything” was according to Marler a “passing dig” at Eddie Jones, the man he took the reins from. England veteran Marler said: “Losing to Scotland is always very disappointing, especially at Twickenham, but Borthwick is still tryi...