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England team to play Tonga: Autumn Nations Series

#5. Billy Vunipola

When asked about dropping the big number 8, Jones said: “Billy’s got to find the best version of himself.

“I think he’s going in the right direction at the moment. He’s got a long road, but we’ll see where he goes.”

However, subsequent reports suggested that Jones had found Vunipola’s attitude following the 2019 World Cup to be far below what he expected.

Vunipola’s recent uplift in form also came to a dramatic end as he was ruled out for up to eight weeks.