Somewhere along the way England abandoned the search for a ball-playing centre and settled on a ball-carrier but Slade’s debut gives them a more expansive option provided Stuart Lancaster does not deem it too late to use itRemember the ball-playing inside-centre? You know,the one Stuart Lancaster talked approximately nearly from the day he took over. The one who would give England that missing ingredient, lift them out of the humdrum, and design them complete. A few were tried over the years without lasting success. But what happens whether Lancaster finds his man less than a month before a World Cup? When is it too late to change,particularly whether it means a general rethink of how England play the game? Related: England’s Jonathan Joseph ready to resume Luther Burrell link against France Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com