5 Players Eddie Jones Should Give Their Debut When Rugby Returns

Here are five players we'd love to see win their first cap, but probably won't...

The Gloucester wing was named in the 2019 & 2020 Six Nations squads but remains uncapped and missed out on World Cup selection. The 23-year-old is a wing in the mould of Jonny May - another Gloucester academy product - with lightning pace and the ability to do the unexpected. At 6ft 1in and 15st 8lb, he's no shrinking violet either. Keeps getting the call, but hasn't been given a run out.

The 20-year-old, Jones’ original apprentice, was overlooked as a third fly-half at the expense of 21-year-old Wasp Jacob Umaga. However, his creative kicking tormented Saracens last weekend and he currently third top-scorer in the Gallagher Premiership with 106 points. Seems likely Jones will go with his tried and trusted pair of George Ford and Owen Farrell, but he really should start to blood Smith into the group.

Seen by many as an underrated player worthy of an England call-up, having represented his country at Under-20 level, Mills has a shrewd rugby brain. Long-range goal-kicking, a 90 per cent tackle success rate and a willingness to carry into contact make him the perfect midfield weapon. Hopefully, his summer move to Wasps will encourage Jones to take a look at him.

A skilful dynamo of a hooker, Thacker would have brought something different to the party. He would be in contention for All Blacks selection if he were a New Zealander, according to his boss Pat Lam. However, Jones seems more into the traditional hooker, which started when he made Dylan Hartley captain 2016.

Quins boss Paul Gustard compared the back-rower to Fiji superstar Leone Nakarawa after the 22 year old responded to England disappointment in emphatic style with a blockbuster attacking display against Saracens. He’s someone who can make something out of nothing. However, if playing like he has isn't enough to convince Jones to call him up, what will?