George Ford and Owen Farrell England pairing dates back to school days | Mike Averis

Stuart Lancaster’s latest midfield duo know each other’s game inside out, going back to rugby league matches at school level• Chris Robshaw: England are better with Farrell• Five England men who can make a mark against SamoaFinally, after a season of trying and even longer thinking about it, Stuart Lancaster has announced a side with George Ford and Owen Farrell starting alongside each other. In the saga of England’s troublesome midfield it is the latest attempt by the coach to give England’s backs a bit of ambition and fluency but in fact he is merely repeating an exercise first conducted whe…