In his column in the Sunday Telegraph, England's Ben Foden reveals that humility and hunger are the watchwords for the team's bright new dawn.
"It has been eye-opening under Stuart Lancaster’s new regime. Obviously the World Cup didn’t go to plan and with such a change in management and players, we are all a bit on edge about what to expect when we first met up.
"But Stuart has been very clever in the way he has put his ambitions across in the media and then when he met with us he has been very honest in his breakdown of where we fell short at the World Cup and the areas he wants us to target and build on.
"He has made a massive emphasis on culture and wants people to be hungry to play for England, including those who are not going to be involved in the game and are sent back to their clubs.
"He wants them to be just as driven, wanting to improve back at their clubs and come back into camp the following week pushing to get into the side.
"There is nothing worse than players who come into training feeling like they are just there to hold bags and haven’t got a chance to get into the team.
"But we have noticed from the training straight away that if you asked any player to name the starting XV for Scotland, no-one would have a clue."
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