Have England lost the plot? All that planning, all that investment, all that looking down the World Cup road to see what was needed and what do you do when it comes to the big day? Pick a name out of the hat and pray for a miracle.

Doomed: Farrell needs to step up as England cope without Jonny

Andy Farrell at fly-half? A bloke who’s never played there before in his senior union career. A bloke who’s still coming to terms with having any sort of impact at this level. A bloke who is now England’s front-line goal-kicker despite having done little kicking since switching codes two years ago.

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