England's Six Nations campaign gets underway this weekend, with Scotland travelling to Twickenham hoping to retain the Calcutta Cup having held the famous old trophy for four of the past five years.
Scotland's success in recent editions of the trophy exemplify the kind of struggles England have faced in recent years, eventually leading to the sacking of Eddie Jones in December. He has been replaced by Steve Borthwick who faces a huge task to prepare England for a World Cup in the autumn.
He has some immediate problems to solve, with the dilemma of whether or not to play Owen Farrell and Marcus Smith together, with England's midfield on the whole having been a problem in recent years since reaching the 2019 World Cup final. He will be boosted by the fitness of Manu Tuilagi, who may be expected to play alongside Farrell in the centres, with Smith at fly-half.
