Elliot Daly calls for perspective on England’s stagnation in the Six Nations

Daly helped revive England’s Six Nations campaign last year. The 33-year-old was left out of the opening round defeat to Ireland, but came off the bench to score the winning try against France the following week, the first victory in England’s year-long streak.

He had a delayed start to the season as he recovered from surgery on a broken arm sustained during the British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia, but he returned in the autumn with a win over Argentina, his playmaking ability, left-footed kicking and experience highly regarded by Borthwick.

Daly’s 74 appearances for England are three more than the rest of the starting defense this weekend.

He believes the perspective he has gained since making his England debut in February 2016 helps when the pressure comes on.

“You might not say it, but I think you’ve been in those situations where we’ve only lost two games,” Daly said.

“It’s not the end of the world. They’re games we wanted to win, of course. But I think it’s important to understand that we have a path to the World Cup, and we’re not going to win every game. We would love to do that, but maybe we won’t.”