Quote:Cookie
Might want to listen to what EJ said (rightly or wrongly) before terminating his England career.
Quote:Rocker
He was exposed as not being a winger. Which we've all said for years he isn't
Quote:Cookie
Might want to listen to what EJ said (rightly or wrongly) before terminating his England career.
Quote:Kent Fan
Top level sport can be so cruel and he was never picked when in his pomp.
Quote:The Dead Baron
He hasn't been the same - for England or Quins - since he had the long lay-off for concussion, but to write a bloke off for having a bad game out of position is a bit harsh. All a bit cobblers really.
Quote:Harleys Evil Step Mum
Sunday would have been a perfect game to give Lewington a go, other Countries blood their youngsters!!
Quote:Harleys Evil Step Mum
But these games are PERFECT for giving young wingers a go........I'm no expert, but think Jordan Larmour, Jacob Stockdale, Reiko Iouane, Josh Adams.....sure there are loads more!! Are we saying THERE ARE NO young wingers in this country???????? (I've got a 17 year old who would have put in a better shift!!!!)
Quote:1908
Ashton has been superb all season in France. Could.....and should...still walk into the England side.
Quote:Jammy GitQuote:1908
Ashton has been superb all season in France. Could.....and should...still walk into the England side.
Walking would explain getting chased down by George Ford, at any rate.
Quote:John Tee
He was so convincing against the Baas, he has picked him for a full test.... Hmmmm.
I assume he needs a proper fullback in the game if things go wrong...as they did against a scratch side.
Quote:Quinky Kin
Sadly I missed all but the last 10 minutes, thanks to a combination of British Airways and the Queen.
What I did see was a superb turnover by Mike that any forward would have been proud of.
Reading the paper yesterday the report was particularly scathing of Robshaw. Was he really so bad?
All in all, it sounds like it was a great game for the neutral spectators.
Quote:Neale Harvey
They had a two week window after the Prem final to get the whole squad to somewhere near Joburg and have at least 10 days prep at altitude, but chose not to. Presumably Durban seen as a better location, which from a pleasure point of view it obviously is, but surely the former would have been the correct option from a performance perspective? It's not like there are no high-performance facilities there.
Quote:Scaramouche
Two games , Two Tries.
Results based business innit.
Quote:Jammy GitQuote:Scaramouche
Two games , Two Tries.
Results based business innit.
True.
Two games, several tries conceded down his wing and getting gassed on the outside by multiple players, including Willie Le Roux for a try, and dropped a lot of ball. Oh, and we lost both games.
Brown was very good in attack - 80% of the old Brown. He was surprisingly poor under the high ball, although I'm not sure that should be a surprise these days. He was, unfortunately, exposed in defence, particularly in the first Test. But that's because he's not a winger.
Given his limitations I think he's had an excellent tour but it doesn't serve anyone to just ignore the negatives.