Steve Borthwick has told his England players to use their heads and act smarter after an indisciplined 2026 which saw his side receive 14 yellow cards and one red. Better late than never, but what was being said a year ago?

Indiscipline is a symptom of England’s blight but not the disease itself.
For all the consistency in selection fostered by head coach Borthwick, they are bedevilled by inconstancy, both tactically and collectively.
They are reactive and, as a consequence, regressive, a team that is reflective of the personal pressure the head coach has struggled to absorb.
Inconsistency
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