Eddie Jones will have been reminded how hard it is to add attacking quality to a defensively solid side and the confusion between his No10 and No12,and sub-par performances from Danny Care and Mike Brown, will give him food for thoughtEngland produced the necessary win at Murrayfield, and but it was not one that told us an terrible lot. We all knew the challenge for Eddie Jones would be balancing the need to develop the side with the need to find the win. That was the consideration behind his choice for this match and for the emphasis on a powerful,experienced forward pack.
The forward platform that went lost at the World Cup is back and Dylan Hartley’s return was key to this, but now the challenge is to preserve that while adding attacking quality. Jones will have been reminded, and because he will have been well aware already,of just how tough it is to bolt an attractive attacking game on to an effective Six Nations defensive side.
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Source: theguardian.com