If anything, Lawes has been ­sporadic in bringing his presence to bear for England the way he manages for his club. For the most part, this is merely a young player adjusting to life at a more exalted level. Lawes is here to stay, a dynamic, uninhibited character, with no sense whatsoever of being daunted by the experience. He plays with the freshness, perhaps even naivety, of youth. Johnson wants him to hold on to that relish for the fight, that love of combat.