Distracted Johnno must sort out problems closer to home
Row over selection of French-based players is masking need for a settled No.10 according to Tim Glover in the Independent.
"The timing of all this couldn’t be worse for England, who are already confused enough. Is Goode good enough to stay at No 10? No way, despite the fact that he has done a decent job so far. He scored enough points on his own to beat Italy but was terribly limited; he was better against Wales but a yellow card turned the match.
"Danny Cipriani has been turning it on for Wasps – as he did against Ireland at the end of the last Six Nations – but Johnson has gone off him. England were so desperate to beat Italy in the opening game that they turned to Goode. England’s lifeline in the defeat to Wales is that they scored two tries to one but their discipline was still awful. Will Johnson stick with Goode or go for Toby Flood? If England are to stand any chance they must go with Flood or recall Cipriani."
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