JEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK

ONE of the biggest talking points of Steve Borthwick’s 2024 Six Nations squad is the selection of Jamie George as England captain. I’m not sure how innovative or game-changing it is, or whether it will prove to be great foresight.
George is 33, and with 85 caps he has stacks of experience – but will he make the next World Cup? It’s unlikely, but Borthwick clearly has a plan. He selected Owen Farrell as his first captain just over a year ago, and England finished fourth in the Six Nations, and, whether people like it or not, they then c...