England captain Owen Farrell has responded to the suggestion that he should be replaced as skipper following a number of under par performances.
Lawrence Dallaglio, who captained England on 22 occasions, said that while he admired Farrell as a “warrior and champion”, the fly-half is currently not “the best person” to lead Jones side.
"I understand people have opinions. That's fine," said the England captain.
"I don't think I dwell on it. You soon come to realise what's important and how you learn from things, take them going forward and put everything into the next thing,
"If you hold on to things for too long you take your eye off what's actually going on now and what you can do to be in this week and be in the preparation for this game.
"A lot of people have their say and that's fair enough. Whether it matters to us or not is another thing.
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"The thing that does matter to us is the things that go on in here, the conversations that go on, the way we see and feel it. We obviously have the biggest insight.
"We are obviously going through a process of how to get the best out of ourselves and that's more what we are focused on."
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LIST: England captain Owen Farrell reveals his four rugby heroes
England captain Owen Farrell revealed his four rugby heroes growing up during a tell-all interview with GQ.
OWEN FARRELL RUGBY HEROES:
1. Dan Carter
Owen Farrell said: "He is another one who has been incredible over a long period. A record breaking career."
Did you know? Carter revealed that he declined the offer to switch to National Football League (NFL) as a kicker for New England Patriots after The Rugby World Cup in 2015
2. Andrew Johns
He is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in rugby league history.
DID YOU KNOW? In June 2006, it was announced that Johns would play for the New South Wales cricket side, while still playing rugby league, for its Twenty20 series
3. Darren Lockyer
The rugby league legend was an Australian international and Queensland State representative captain, who played his entire professional career with the Brisbane Broncos. During his 17-year career he set appearance records for his club, state and country, and also set additional all-time records for most National Rugby League appearances, most State of Origin appearances, most games as captain and most tries for the Australian national team.
DID YOU KNOW? Lockyer currently serves as Head of Business Affairs at Mayur Resources, a Brisbane-based energy and minerals company with activities in Papua New Guinea
4. Jonny Wilkinson
Farrell said: “There are so many, but it would have to be Jonny (Wilkinson), simple as that. The consistency he showed throughout his career was incredible, he set a new standard for fly-halves all over the world."
Wilkinson followed principles and teachings to help control his perfectionist tendencies, according to an interview he gave with newspaper in 2009
