It’s simple to think about, someplace in a Parisian resort room, Eddie Jones chuckling on the tv.
Along with his Japan aspect not enjoying France till the night, he would have had simply sufficient time to soak up England’s defeat by his native Australia.
And, if not a repeat, the 64-year-old may need picked up on some recycled storylines.
5 years in the past, throughout his personal time in cost at Twickenham, England astonishingly squandered a 31-0 lead in opposition to Scotland, in the end squeaking a 38-38 draw.
A grim-faced Jones mentioned afterwards that shedding had turn into a behavior. He thought the prospect of victory triggered jitters that put it again out of his group’s attain.
“It’s a recurring factor,” he mentioned.
“It is like we now have some hand grenades at the back of a jeep and generally they go off when there’s plenty of stress.”
It appears there are nonetheless some bouncing about within the boot.
And in opposition to Australia on Saturday, there was a complete fireworks show of frailties.
England contrived to win the match twice over after which, with the clock deep within the crimson, misplaced it once more on a deadly, ultimate play. They’d led by 12 factors within the first quarter, forward with two minutes to play and a kick-off to come back their means.
However, as soon as once more, the sport squirmed freed from their grasp as Len Ikitau obtained away from Ollie Sleightholme and Australia’s substitute wing Max Jorgensen gleefully hared into the nook.
England have misplaced their final 4 matches by margins of 5, two, seven and one level. Captain Jamie George has resisted Jones’ outdated analysis, that their lack of ability to see out matches is a psychological glitch.
However, till they grind by the stress to victory, his group cannot dispel the idea both.
