Martin Johnson is using technology to his advantage
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Paul Ackford looks at the technological advances aiding Martin Johnson's England in The Sunday Telegraph
"Twenty years ago, when England players were undergoing an official early season fitness assessment, Mike Teague and Peter Winterbottom posted some remarkable results in the "bleep" test, a shuttle run between two fixed points designed to determine aerobic capacity.
"Everyone was staggered because, to be frank, the pair had enjoyed a good summer and were looking a touch porky. Later that night in the bar the secret behind their success was revealed.
"They had surreptitiously shifted the cones marking the zone a couple of feet closer together shortening the distance travelled. No can do anymore."
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