England may have missed a trick by not picking their best kickers | Dean Ryan

On Saturday there can be no doubt. The England forwards have to beat up the Australia pack at Twickenham and the kickers must ensure the game is played deep in Australian territoryIf the scrum is the game within the game, then talking about it – something England and Australia do a lot – is very much the game within the game within the game. Hence this week when England and their forwards coach Graham Rowntree talked politely (some would say over-politely) about Australia’s scrum while James Slipper, the Wallabies vice-captain and loosehead prop, set about undermining England’s reliance (he sa…