Alex Goode on England and the pain of being dropped: ‘It’s incredibly tough’

‘I know if I play unbelievably well there is a chance’ says the Saracens full-back who has fallen down the pecking order under Eddie JonesAlex Goode feels the sense of separation most intensely during the anthems. His coping mechanism is to avoid Twickenham on match days and, even at home in north London, to delay watching England play on television until God Save The Queen is over: “People ask me why I don’t watch the games at the stadium. They’re quite surprised when I say I’d rather not be there. For me, hearing the national anthem as a player is the best thing in the world. I’m desperate t…