Given the disappointing nature of England’s autumn, it is a testament to Steve Borthwick’s team selection that there is such excitement going into Saturday’s Six Nations opener against Ireland.
Borthwick has been bold, naming his team two days early and also throwing in a few curveballs, too. Few predicted that twins Ben and Tom Curry would start in the back row or that Harlequins wing Cadan Murley would be handed his debut.
