The SH commentators generally have suggested that jones has a sell by date, after which he tends to lose the dressing room, both players and coaches. Now - I'm not sure that's the case with England, but I do think he's failing to do the straight forwards when the straight forwards is indicated.
We've had 5 games post the debacle of the 2021 6Ns. The key problems behind the forwards was at 9 12 and 13 and yet we were sill pissing Dan about at 9 and trying to get Lawrence to play 12. even Dan Kelly played a game there. None of those players from those games, except Atkinson, are now involved....And he's not got a game...
Back three options are fine - but games are manipulated by the 9 and 10 and the centres. Back three rarely gets the ball if they're not on top of their game. And yesterday - we saw the folly of a backline that had a first time centre combination, a 13 at 12 a 13 at wing and an aging 9 - unable to do much with a virtually monopoly of possession....
Either Jones has some massive plan, or he's out of ideas.
If we're to do anything, then we have to hope certain centres are fit......