#2. Make Maro Itoje captain
Woodward wrote: “Let’s be quite clear: Itoje is England’s preeminent player, the only member of the team who would make a World XV. It concerns me that he doesn’t seem to enjoy that status.
“Take the captaincy. Surely he is the obvious choice in Owen Farrell’s absence? Indeed, with Farrell facing a fight for his starting place when he returns I would have made Itoje captain anyway.
“He led England to a Junior World Cup in 2014. He is a proven winner with Saracens and an incredibly intelligent player who seems to be on top of everything.”
