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Kyran Bracken: Grand Slam has to be expectation, not hope for England

This England team is the closest thing we’ve had to the 2003 World Cup-winning side – and they should set their sights firmly on a Grand Slam in next year’s Six Nations. Anything less, in my view, would be a disappointment.

England’s Ben Spencer clears under pressure against Argentina last Sunday

Kyran Bracken - 2003 World Cup winner

 
This England team is the closest thing we’ve had to the 2003 World Cup-winning side – and they should set their sights firmly on a Grand Slam in next year’s Six Nations. Anything less, in my view, would be a disappointment.
That has to be the standard. I don’t think anything short of that should satisfy this group, not with where they’ve got themselves to after the last year and the momentum they’re riding.
They’re now at the stage where expectation must replace hope. Getting four wins this autumn is a huge turning point – and people should not under...

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