England have made made a huge captaincy call ahead of a a crucial Six Nations with head coach Steve Borthwick appointing Maro Itoje as captain. The Saracens lock, long one of his nation’s most consistent performers,

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And while it would not normally be England’s concern, Itoje could use this as a springboard to captain the Lions on tour this summer, which would reflect prestige back onto Twickenham at a time of bad publicity over the running of the RFU.