Former England international and now respected journalist Paul Ackford delivers some home truths for Danny Cipriani in a piece for the Sunday Telegraph.
"This week the frenzy that accompanied Cipriani was ludicrous. The fact that his Land Rover was clamped even made it into one tabloid newspaper. And that followed the revelation that his girlfriend, actress-cum-model Kelly Brook, had bought a new king-size mattress.
"At least Johnson and Wilkinson did something to justify a fraction of their media profile. Cipriani has done nothing. He hasn't played in a World Cup; he hasn't toured with England; he hasn't faced Australia, New Zealand or South Africa; he hasn't turned out for the Lions. He hasn't achieved any of the targets which are necessary to earn lasting respect as an athlete."
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