Hugh Godwin talks to Northampton and England wing Chris Ashton following the death of his father in The Independent on Sunday.
"Chris Ashton will have raw and compelling reasons to do well on England's forthcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand, the departure point for which is next Sunday's match with the Barbarians at Twickenham. The Northampton wing and Premiership Player of the Season lost his father Kevin suddenly to cancer earlier this month and said: "I'm sure he'll be watching down, and I hope I can keep on making him proud."
"The funeral was at a Catholic church in the Ashton family's home town of Wigan last Monday and the following evening Chris publicly mourned his 55-year-old dad with a moving tribute as he collected his award at the Premiership's end-of-season dinner in London."
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