Goode set to replace Brown for Ireland clash

The chances of Mike Brown being fit in time for Sunday's match against Ireland look increasingly slim with Alex Goode poised to start in Dublin.



Brown was rested last week after picking up a knock to the head in the opening stages of England's win over Italy in round two of the Six Nations.

He started the return-to-play protocols last week, necessary when a head knock is suffered, but showed concussion symptoms on Friday which meant he had to go back to the start of the six-day protocols.



"Mike is going through the [return-to-play] process now," Lancaster said.

"He was symptom free …