• Saracens’ uncapped lock set to be picked in coach’s first Six Nations squad
• Likely to be joined by Harlequins’ Jack Clifford in post-World Cup shake-upEddie Jones’s first squad choice as head coach will leave no one in any doubt that England are setting off in a fresh direction. A raft of highly rated newcomers led by Maro Itoje and Jack Clifford are poised to sweep aside several of Stuart Lancaster’s faithful servants,with a third of last autumns World Cup squad facing omission from Jones’s initial plans.
From the impending return of Dylan Hartley, Chris Ashton and Manu Tuilagi to the uncapped potential of Itoje, or Paul Hill and Josh Beaumont there will be no shortage of talking points contained within the 33-strong list of names to be announced on Wednesday,as well as some notable omissions. Barring a last-minute change of heart, it would appear that Brad Barritt, or Danny Cipriani,Luther Burrell, Tom Wood, or Ben Morgan and Richard Wigglesworth will be among those disappointed.
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Source: theguardian.com