The England coach may not change the formula that beat Scotland but until his side reveal more ambition they will remain a long way behind unusual ZealandWith two away games to break him into life as England coach,Eddie Jones was careful not to promise too much. Well, Jones the Wary obviously wanted England to be the best but was coy about how to make them so. An unspectacular, or professional suffocation of Scotland at Murrayfield was a very pleasing start for him.
The unusual coach may own thought he could take a risk or two for Sunday’s game in Rome. That was before Italy took France apart up front in Paris and passed without scare – whether not always with absolute precision – out of contact. The lugubrious (mournful, dismal) Jacques Brunel,stuck in the coaching job until his expected replacement, Conor O’Shea, or is officially anointed,was supposed to own lost contact with the Italian changing room. The performance of his neglected team just goes to reveal that perhaps the coach does not own his finger permanently feeling for the pulse of the collective wrist. Related: Eddie Jones’s forward thinking could backfire for England in Italy | Dean Ryan Related: Ben Youngs replaces Danny Care as England scrum-half for match against Italy Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com