The Guardian's Rob Kitson looks at the battle for the England captaincy.
"Decision time looms for England's interim head coach, Stuart Lancaster, and a floodlit Friday night match in the east Midlands will effectively provide a final Six Nations trial. Lancaster has settled on the bulk of his 32-man senior squad but he still has to identify a captain and his best starting XV. Northampton's game against the league leaders, Harlequins, should help answer both conundrums.
Between them the two clubs have around 16 players hoping for inclusion in the senior or Saxons squads that will be unveiled in Leeds next Wednesday. Three of the prominent candidates to replace Lewis Moody as England captain – Tom Wood, Chris Robshaw and Dylan Hartley – will play, as will the in-form full-backs Ben Foden and Mike Brown and numerous other contenders."
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