Conor Murray: Ireland ready to enter ‘cauldron’

New coach, new belief, two wins from two and their first game at ‘HQ’ to come.

Life under Eddie Jones seems to be suiting England. The World Cup implosion has been all but erased from the system. Defeat Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday and they would wash away the last stains from their losses at the iconic venue to Australia and Wales late last year.

It all leaves Joe Schmidt’s depleted side with a task of gargantuan proportions although there is the counter-argument that confident England sides have been nobbled by Ireland in the past, most notably in 2001 and again 10 years later when Grand Slams were whisked from their grasp.