ENGLAND’S effort against Ireland was an improvement, but the “guiding lights” at Twickenham need a massive kick up the backside for the calamity that is unfolding before our eyes.
Steve Borthwick and his coaches cannot be held responsible for England’s lassitude. A poisoned chalice was passed to them from Eddie Jones, as he had wasted at least three years by not seeking to refresh the team.
More new blood should have been introduced but Jones almost always went back to the same 23. Time was squandered, and this has created a paucity of first-class competit...