And then any of Care, Robson, Quirke or Spencer ahead of Youngs and Randall.
I'd add Porter, Wolstenholme, Andy Gommarsall, Matt Dawson, Dewi Morris, Steve Smith, Nigel Melvile, Nigel Starmer-Smith and my elderly mother to the list of those I'd like to see start ahead of Youngs!
Youngs slow use of the ball hampered England all game. His foot positioning, thinking time and poor kicking gave England no momentum. He made one good break and that was all.
He has one of the worst passes I've ever seen for a professional scrum half. Even with quick ball, he picks it up, runs a few steps and cocks his wrists back before passing.
Compare Gibson-Park's single action pass off the deck from a ruck for Conway's walk-in try for Ireland. Also Dupont for France.
If England want to play a faster game they need a quicker scrum half. Quirke was good for Sale. I think he and Alex Mitchell are the future. They are both good passers and effective snipers. Randall is ok but probably won't get the space for his trademark breaks at international level.
Dan Robson is probably the best kicker and game controller of them all but his distribution is not the best, though quicker than Youngs.