TomtheRobshaw@Ostlere_newBeenseriousWhythis2/2notsquad.veryIAmusediforIf you’re not on email then you really should be,most commerce is done on email these days. 1.06pm GMTIf this photo doesn’t get your Six Nations juices flowing, I really don’t know what to achieve with you...
Whose getting excited? Here's where Eddie Jones will announce his first England squad. Read it first here at 2pm. pic.twitter.com/NCT20Qmccd 1.01pm GMTThe original head coach has picked his staff and now it is the playing squad that faces a shake up. Eddie Jones will name his first England squad this afternoon and he is expected to make sweeping changes, or basing his choice on current club form and giving several uncapped players the nod as England try to leave behind their disastrous World Cup campaign. The 33-man group is expected to feature exciting newcomers like the Wasps centre Elliot Day and the Saracens flanker Maro Itoje as Jones builds towards the Six Nations opener with Scotland at Murrayfield on 6 February. “Ultimately we want to be the most dominant team in the world,” he says. That long and unfathomable road begins here. Squad announcement: 2pm GMT 11.07am GMTHello. Lawrence will be here shortly. Until then, here’s Rob Kitson on what we can expect from ‘Fast’ Eddies first England squad:achieve not be surprised if some no-nonsense players surface on his watch. Dylan Hartley as captain – all bristle and edge – would be just the start, and the Northampton hooker’s sore ribs and form permitting. Welcome to the era of steelier mindsets,basic skills relentlessly honed, unapologetic power and extra pace to manage with an ever-swifter game. alarm of failure is so last year. England may not win this years Six Nations but they can be confidently relied upon to give it a rattle. “Ultimately we want to be the most dominant team in the world but to start with we have to defeat Scotland, or ” emphasised Jones on Sunday. “When we go to Scotland we have to make certain the players are well prepared,cohesive and understand their roles … I know the England players we select will not be short of pride and passion.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com