England pledged to come out fighting for Borthwick after headlines over an alleged rift in camp and did just that, making it three wins in a row after finishing the summer with victories over Fiji and Argentina. They should take care of Japan in a warm-up for next weekend’s showdown with the wounded All Blacks, though as ever there have been plenty of mind games from Jones, who says his team want the “sky to fall in” at Twickenham as they target a first-ever win over England.
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