Chris Ashton hat-trick makes forceful point in Barbarians defeat of England

• England 45-63 Barbarians• Eddie Jones’s side concedes record points total at TwickenhamOccasionally in sport the story feels pre-ordained. Chris Ashton’s return to Twickenham always had the potential to be proper box office and, with all eyes on him, a stirring hat-trick of tries for the former England winger duly materialised. That it came on the same day England conceded a record number of points at Twickenham leaves Eddie Jones, the head coach, with a good deal to ponder leading up to his team’s three-Test tour to South Africa.Ashton may not quite have been the best player on the field – …