It’s time to consider calling for the A-Team

PAUL REES LOOKS AT HOW ENGLAND COULD BEGIN TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN PLAYING FOR CLUB AND COUNTRY

Success: Saxons captain George Skivington celebrates after defeating Canada during the Churchill Cup in 2010 PICTURES: Getty Images IT is turning into a watershed season for the English professional game. The national side lost more Six Nations matches than they won for the third successive year, their worst run since the tournament started in 2000, and two Premiership clubs collapsed under the weight of debt weeks after the campaign started, Worcester and Wasps. With Newcastle and Lo...

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