Former England wing Ugo Monye believes, with Freeman battling an damage from the weekend’s win over Fiji and Roebuck on the way in which again from an ankle downside, Borthwick might be bounced into a mixture of Feyi-Waboso and Arundell, both aspect of Steward at full-back.
“If Elliot Daly was match and in control, I might choose him at 15,” Monye advised Rugby Union Weekly.
“However he hasn’t performed in a very long time, and I do not know whether or not he’s totally match.
“Manny [Feyi-Waboso] performs on the suitable wing 100%, then, if it isn’t Daly, it needs to be Steward, with Arundell on the left wing.
“It’s a class mixture, however you may see how with a few accidents and a little bit little bit of disruption, you’re placing out a again three that is not a part of the unique plan.
“It is nonetheless a very robust again three, however while you take a look at the blueprint of how England wish to play, it is not the right again three. That sort of aerial sport that England depend upon isn’t Arundell’s sport.
“He likes the ball in his fingers and on the ground, his sport isn’t chasing excessive kicks and getting the ball again. The opposite two [Steward and Feyi-Waboso] are distinctive at that although.”
Former England scrum-half Danny Care says the back-to-back grind of the autumn internationals – with 4 matches on successive weekends – is testing England’s power in depth within the backfield.
“For the previous weeks we have now been speaking about how deep and robust this England squad is, effectively, we’re going to should see it this weekend,” he advised Rugby Union Weekly.
Monye agreed, suggesting England might should go for three backs on the eight-man bench – slightly than the 2 they’ve carried in wins over Australia and Fiji – to permit Borthwick to help an unfamiliar mixture.
Matt Dawson, who received the World Cup with England in 2003, does not consider the versatile Marcus Smith ought to be within the back-three dialog in any respect, preferring his artistic skills as a game-changing fly-half substitute, slightly than at full-back.
“I do not assume Marcus is a full-back on the highest stage,” he wrote in his BBC Sport column. “I battle to see the good thing about enjoying him there.
“I would like the ball in his fingers as a lot as potential, however I consider that ought to be within the entrance line, significantly within the ultimate 20 minutes.”
