Ollie Pope believes the idea England "weren't fussed" during their woeful Ashes tour of Australia was unfair on the squad but understands why the "misperception" became lodged in the minds of many... .
England captain Maro Itoje denied that there are cracks in the leadership group as he laughed off his spat with fly-half Fin Smith in the 23-18 defeat by Italy... “We have had far more blunt conversations between ourselves and other team-mates.
Robinson labelled the current campaign 'disastrous' and urged his former team-mate and England head coach Borthwick to adopt a more attacking game plan to resurrect his tenure ....
England will be desperate to deliver a final salvo at the end of a disappointing Six Nations campaign when they face France in Paris on Saturday ... This is a time for England to roll up their sleeves and play for each other.
All the smoke signals suggested England were ready to explode ... But what should have been England’s moment to emulate such artistry instead became just the latest example of Borthwick’s mechanical and utterly one-dimensional approach.
Whenever I named my starting XV, I always asked myself the question. 'Would the other coach be worried about taking on my team?' If the answer was yes then I knew I'd got the right names down ....