Eddie Jones has issued a blunt assessment of his England team despite back-to-back wins in the RBS Six Nations, admitting he currently has no world-class players at his disposal.

When asked after victories over Scotland and Italy whether he had any players of that quality he could select, Jones said: “Not at the moment, but we will have, in four years’ time.”

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The view of the England coach was echoed by prop Dan Cole, who said: “Yep. He knows more about the world game than the rest of us. You look on form and I think there are arguments in certain positions, but I would say there are no stand-out individuals in our team that would make a World XV.”