England are running out of time to find their identity

Paul Rees looks at what Eddie Jones needs to see from his players as they prepare for next year’s World Cup.

When England played South Africa in the 2019 World Cup final, four Saracens were in the starting pack with a fifth on the bench. At the start of this year’s Six Nations, only Maro Itoje remained in the team that took the field with Jamie George among the replacements. George and Billy Vunipola were restored for yesterday’s first Test against Australia in Perth while Mako Vunipola was on the bench in his first involvement with England since being pulled at half-time during the final...

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