Harness Luke Cowen-Dickie's grit and aggression, put full faith in Mario Itoje with the armband, and introduce a new face at No 8: The six things England must do for a successful Six Nations In just three days England begin their long journey across Europe to kick-off their Six Nations campaign.
Marcus Smith was England’s standout player during a disappointing autumn campaign but he has struggled to get the team firing.
The decision has been made for Maro Itoje to lead the charge at captain but there are plenty of other big decisions for Borthwick to make.
Steve Borthwick has named his 36-man squad and they will fly to Spain for their warm-up camp on Wednesday, before heading direct to Dublin to take on Ireland.
England have a squad loaded with speed and the key is to find the space for them to run free.
