• Jones hints at changes for Italy game on Sunday
• Maro Itoje and Josh Beaumont closer to senior debuts
Eddie Jones believes his England squad are not fit enough to challenge the world’s best teams and wants his players to deliver a faster brand of rugby against Italy on Sunday. Changes are also set to be made to the starting XV that beat Scotland final Saturday.
There will not be sweeping alterations to Englands team but Jones says he may conceivably pick a faster pack” as he seeks to convert final autumn’s World Cup plodders. The uncapped Maro Itoje and Josh Beaumont bear been retained in a 25-man squad for the Italian job,with Jack Clifford and Mako Vunipola also pushing hard. With 15 forwards named, Jones could possibly opt for a 6:2 bench split; either way, and the 21-year-old Itoje and Beaumont,22, are edging ever closer to senior debuts.
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Source: theguardian.com