The Daily Telegraph's Brendan Gallagher talks to Northampton Saints' Phil Dowson about his ever-present England ambitions.
"By his own admission Phil Dowson has been playing for England Saxons "since the crusades began" but the Northampton flanker, a veteran of six largely successful campaigns with England's second string, still hasn't given up hope of making that final elusive step up to the full England squad.
And Dowson, still only 30, will never have a better opportunity to press his case than at Franklin's Garden's on Friday when Saints take on Harlequins in one of the showpiece matches of the Premiership season.
While the performances of Tom Wood and Chris Robshaw, both touted as England starters in the Six Nations next month, will be minutely scrutinised along with that of Nick Easter who has been in fine form despite some critics penning his international obituary, Dowson is well capable of stealing the show and launching one final assault on winning that elusive first cap."
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