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Ben Parsons

Eddie Jones aims bitter swipe at Steve Borthwick as he delivers brutal England verdict

Eddie Jones has told Steve Borthwick to "keep blaming me" for future England failures in a bitter snipe at his successor.

Jones - sacked by RFU bosses following a dismal autumn campaign - is the new head coach of Australia, but is not shying away from his views on the new Red Rose regime.

Borthwick replaced Jones in December but his era got off to a frustrating start with a 23-29 Calcutta Cup defeat to Scotland at Twickenham in Saturday's Six Nations opener. And in a damning verdict after the match, Borthwick asserted that the England team he inherited from Jones 'weren't good at anything' and needed vast improvement in all areas.

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