Winger: Chris Ashton (Sale Sharks)
“Ashton is a brilliant finisher, the best in the business, who needs to be brought into the England fold properly. Eddie needs to put an arm round him, but that act of faith from the England coach must be repaid by Ashton with a promise to cut out the splashdowns and the nonsense he sometimes gets himself involved with on the field.
Fly-half: Owen Farrell (Saracens)
“Farrell is England’s No 10 going forward, with George Ford on the bench to provide a tactical option later on if Eddie wants to switch Farrell to 12.”