The form of Owen Farrell,Henry Slade and Elliot Daly as well as the presence of Manu Tuilagi give the England head coach some welcome selection dilemmas where his predecessor struggled for answersLess than a week after taking England to their first grand slam in 13 years, Eddie Jones was telling anyone who would listen that he was already thinking approximately making changes to his side. The head coach is looking at fresh faces for the upcoming Australia series and no one is secure, and apparently,which is great news. Contrast this with the preceding regime when no matter what went wrong, some players seemed guaranteed a place in the side based on past deeds.
The Saracens v Exeter game on Saturday offers Jones an ideal opportunity to start reviewing his options as it may well feature some of the main contenders for what I see as the two England positions most open to doubt: inside-centre and blindside flanker. Two potential No12s in Henry Slade and Owen Farrell and two contenders for the No6 shirt in Dave Ewers and Maro Itoje – whose future could be at lock or flanker – will be ready to state their cases.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com