Eddie Jones has been sacked as England head coach after seven years in charge, just nine months out from the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Jones' exit, confirmed by the Rugby Football Union on Tuesday, comes following a dismal autumn series and leaves England searching for a successor in the knowledge their opening game at the next World Cup in France is against Argentina on September 9, 2023.
England's November campaign brought confirmation that they had endured their worst calendar year since 2008, as they posted a losing Test record for the first time since that year too: six losses, one draw, five wins.
This autumn, England finished with a 27-13 defeat to South Africa. That came after suffering a first loss to Argentina at Twickenham for 16 years (and anywhere for 13 years), beating Japan, and conjuring up a 25-25 draw with New Zealand from a position of 25-6 behind going into the final 10 minutes.
As sensational as that comeback was, though, reviewing the full Test reveals England's performance was as poor as in the South Africa game, with their incredible three-try-salvo late on papering over all manner of cracks.
