May’s electric but Eddie’s in dark

NICK CAIN GIVES HIS ENGLAND MAN-BY-MAN RATINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
THIS was a tour in which only five players – Jonny May, Danny Cipriani, Joe Marler, Maro Itoje and Tom Curry – made a significant impact. That was not close to being a good enough return against a South Africa side which started the series without a single settled combination. The 2-1 series defeat to the Springboks has left Eddie Jones with more questions than answers. Before the Autumn he has to fix a misfiring pack, as well as a backline in which his key decisionmakers failed to make the tactical...

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