Stephen Jones is yet to be convinced of England's selection of Ben Foden as cover for both fullback and scrum-half in his Rolling Maul blog for The Times.
"Foden must now be very careful. Even Johnson was undecided this morning when discussing Foden, merely saying that he could play well in two positions. He even hedged his bets when he was asked what Foden's best position was. How the poor lad must be wishing that he'd never showed such dexterity.
"Where will he end up, and how badly will his career be affected by indecision, both his own and that of his coaches? Frankly, if I were Foden I would stick to full back. The problem with scrum half is that because it is so unique and so technical a position, and involves learning a whole barrage of different calls, that it is almost impossible to keep popping back now and again.
"People hint that his scrum half skills are not of the very highest order, something borne out by the fact that Sale always chose Sililo Martens and Richard Wigglesworth ahead of him. Scrum half skills are bound to fall into disuse when they are not being used so it is understandable if Foden's have receded."
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