Eddie Jones' inside story on five ‘most disappointing’ England call-ups

But not all of them came off...

We take a look at some of those players Jones called up since taking over in December 2015, and using the Aussies own words we try to understand why they never established themselves as fans once hoped.

His England career began with the definition of a ‘bang’ – a dream first run out in the England shirt, he came off the bench to score a last-minute winner in a dramatic 38-34 win against Argentina in San Juan on June 10, 2017.

Jones said: "There’s something about him, he finds the [try] line and you like wingers who find the line. I think he’s got that X factor, whatever you want to call it.”

However, two months later, Solomona was sent home from England’s training camp in disgrace after returning drunk to the team hotel. The winger would win just three more caps, failing to score in any of them with Jones questioning the speedster's character. Not what we all expected after a stunning debut.

RUCK VERDICT: He has vowed to put his off-field problems behind him. His Premiership form before lockdown earned him some admirers – time for an international recall? You never know.

Despite his stellar form, the Exeter Chiefs number 8 remains firmly out of the England reckoning with Eddie Jones telling him that he doesn't fit his system.

Jones revealed when he first called up Simmonds in 2017 that he wanted him to 'put on some beef' while Chiefs have wanted him to remain a more mobile operator.

After his debut, the England boss said: "Simmonds did pretty well, he’s a good young rugby player, we just need to get some beef on him now,” he said.

“We might have to send him down to Miyazaki in Japan to get him to eat some Miyazaki beef. Those Cornish pasties are clearly not working. He has a nice feel to the game, he doesn’t talk a lot and gets on with it. He’s a good prospect for us.”

RUCK VERDICT: Stop persisting with Billy Vunipola and pick him Eddie!

Back in 2015, Eddie Jones tipped the versatile Harlequins back-rower as 'the real deal' and tipped him to captain England at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

However, following years of problems, Clifford was forced to retire at the age of 27 because of injury last August.

He won 10 international caps after making his England debut in Jones first game in charge against Scotland at Murrayfield in 2016.

RUCK VERDICT: To think he played over 100 games for Harlequins and 10 games for England in an eight-year career where he was effectively injured for four years shows how valued he was by anyone who coached him. Simply unlucky.

Playing for England over 210 minutes in his four caps thus far, Lawrence has made one kick, two passes, nine runs for a total of five metres, and 20 tackles. It's been very disappointing.

Jones said: "It's been disappointing for him and us so far.

"Scotland was a difficult game for Ollie, but he’s a young guy who is learning his trade. This is all part of learning his trade.

It's impossible to deny that his England career so far has been disappointing, with him missing out on the matchday 23 to face Italy being the latest setback.

RUCK VERDICT: Despite his disappointing start to his international career, the immensely talented Lawrence has every chance of becoming a big player for England under Eddie Jones moving forward. Has time on his side!

Jones wrote his autobiography: "When a player consistently does stupid things, you don't expect him to change much. Players make choices and they have to live with the consequences.

“I was willing to see what Cipriani could do – despite often feeling frustrated because even the rugby reporters wanted to talk about him more than any other player.

“From Danny’s perspective his cause was done more damage when he played for Gloucester against Saracens. It was billed as a showdown between Farrell and Cipriani, but it was no contest. Saracens and Farrell were dominant. It was very disappointing.”

RUCK VERDICT: The most talented player of a generation, Cipriani would have won over 50 caps for almost any other country. A special player who will hopefully be back on the pitch soon after leaving Gloucester.