Time and again this week, Steve Borthwick has warned of the dangers of France’s kicking game. He is not the type to engage in mind games so rather than see this as an attempt to bait France into avoiding putting boot to ball it’s a safe bet he is anticipating an aerial bombardment.
Not the type as seen with Wales, who inexplicably did not deviate from a gameplan centred around contestable kicks despite Freddie Steward’s authority under them, but long, deep kicks, inviting England to either return fire or to carry the ball back.
