Lancaster: Borthwick will have England locked and loaded for Dublin in March

NEW BOSS: The newly-appointed England men's head coach Steve Borthwick. Pic: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire.

THE chattering classes around England are preoccupied with whether Steve Borthwick can turn the national team around in time for next autumn's World Cup. Stuart Lancaster reckons they will arrive in Dublin at the end of the Six Nations fully locked and loaded.

Borthwick was officially named as Eddie Jones’ successor on Monday. He takes over a side that won just five of 12 games in 2022 but Lancaster knows a thing or two about taking the helm in Twickenham with time at a premium.