PAUL REES TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT THE LATEST ENGLAND SQUAD SIGNALS

Eddie Jones is like a Michelin star chef con- stantly scouring for fresh ingredients. He is never slow to discard those who do not pass his taste test but those who suit his palette tend to linger on the menu. England’s head coach has been criticised for an excess of loyal- ty since taking over at the end of 2016, seen as favouring experience over form, but half of the squad that assembled in Jersey this week to pre- pare for the Autumn International campaign has won nine caps or fewer.
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