It has been an unusual week in English rugby because people have been nice about Steve Borthwick. John Westerby writes in The Times.
"The understated captain of an unloved team, he has been subjected to plenty of criticism in recent months. Partly this has been due to his undemonstrative style of leadership — “I don’t mean to sound boring,” he said last week — but it is also because there were serious doubts over whether he should keep his place in the England side.
"Providing he recovers from a stomach bug, there will be no such qualms for the game against Italy in Rome on Sunday, after his outstanding performance at Twickenham last Saturday, when he was seen turning Wales ball over in the ruck and rising majestically to make a mess of their lineout."
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