England’s undercooked flanks give Eddie Jones food for thought | Michael Aylwin


Disjointed display against Wales offered positives but did little to vindicate a decision to name the World Cup squad early

All part of the plan? Who can second-guess the workings of Eddie Jones’s mind but certainly, if last weekend England produced one of the more impressive outings by a second team, this was far more the sort of performance these awkward warm-up fixtures tend to elicit.

It was not entirely without merit and they were more comfortable than they have been in defence of late, but for all the sporadic flashes in attack, here was a rare thing: 80 minutes from this England vintage without a try.

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