The Mixed Picture in England
WITH THE November internationals having finished and the Six Nations almost upon us, the focus of the England-obsessed media in this part of the world is changing to 2019 and the World Cup.
After the travails of 2018, the question of whether England are genuinely credible challengers for the World Cup is coming into sharp relief.
For all but the most Moonie-like cheerleaders in the England press corps, the answer is a depressing one: unless England undergo a radical change in fortunes, the men in white are destined to fall short in Japan.
The mood music around England is not good, and that has much to do with Eddie Jones’ prickly personality.
When England were winning 24 out of their first 25 games under the Aussie, he could do no wrong. It did not matter that England were not playing particularly well, or that Jones didn’t seem to know his best side. All that mattered was that England
