Based on where England have gone since the last year’s Six Nations fixture against Wales in Cardiff, and where the Welsh have gone, Maro Itoje’s team are overwhelming favourites at Twickenham on Saturday in the opening round of this year’s tournament.

The key for Wales is to find a firm psychological foothold after a 68-14 loss last time, and there is nothing more galvanising for a team of underdogs than to target bringing down an opposition considered to be a sure bet.
You can just imagine the talk inside the Welsh bubble is about springing the biggest surprise of the tournament, or gettin...