Alastair Cook’s England visit before Italy game begs cricket score gags

Training for Eddie Jones’s team has been about staying ruthless – ‘we want to play with real pressure and intent’ against Six Nations whipping boysItaly will be in trouble if England score as many tries as they have had high-profile touchline guests watch them train lately. Chelsea’s Antonio Conte and the erstwhile Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew have been among the spectators in Bagshot this week and on Friday it was the turn of Alastair Cook. Should Eddie Jones’s team rack up a cricket score at Twickenham, their inspiration will not be hard to pinpoint.Cook is also a keen rugby supporter …