Smith's former head coach, John Kingston, believes Borthwick is making a tactical mistake by playing him at full-back
try, and you could see how the dual playmakers might work to worry the opposition. But the immediate impression was Ford and Smith were uncertain of their angles and options, relative to each other. Meanwhile in defence Smith drifted wide to the right when Fiji scored their third and final try on England’s left.“I don’t see why you would put someone into that situation, because he’d be targeted by sides who are very, very adept at putting kicks for aerial challenges on people.
“Who plays where is always interesting, but the biggest question is what actually are we trying to achieve? Marcus Smith, in my opinion, he is the best attacking fly-half in the country by a reasonable distance. But what I’ve seen of what England are doing, it doesn’t fit the mantra of Marcus Smith. “England look like they’re playing a really strong territory game, and to squeeze people and have a really strong first phase.
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