Gavin Mairs and Mick Cleary, of the Daily Telegraph, believe that Mike Brown will get his chance to shine for England at the expense of Delon Armitage.
"Mike Brown’s outstanding form for Harlequins this season looks certain to be rewarded with a place in the England elite player squad next month at the expense of London Irish full-back Delon Armitage.
Brown, who scored twice in Harlequins’s 31-24 victory at Toulouse in the Heineken Cup on Sunday, is expected to be named on Jan 11 as one of the two full-backs in Stuart Lancaster’s squad, along with Northampton’s Ben Foden.
Brown won the last of his three caps for England on the ill-fated tour of New Zealand in 2008 when he got embroiled in the scandal that followed the first Test in Auckland, eventually being fined £1,000 for misconduct in staying out all night.
While it has taken more than three years for Brown to rebuild his reputation, Armitage’s has been tainted by four suspensions this year."
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