Graham Rowntree is a fan of the move to the North
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Shaun Edwards, writing in his column for the Guardian, believes Stuart Lancaster has organised the perfect preparation for their trip to Murrayfield by taking England to the north of England.
"Taken at face value it looks a gamble. Nine new faces, four more with just a single cap and 13 changes from the World Cup squad of 30. Under anyone other than Stuart Lancaster it might be going some to knock the 32 men England's interim coach named on Wednesday into a team – and in less than two weeks.
Actually, from 23 January, when the squad gather in Leeds to the first day of the Six Nations, when England play Scotland at Murrayfield, probably amounts to only 10 days proper training for those England guys involved in Europe the previous weekend. They may join up on the Monday, but anyone who has been playing Heineken Cup rugby the previous Saturday or Sunday will be in pieces until around the Wednesday. They'll need two or three days before bodies are back in any kind of condition to do serious work."
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