England’s zombies have rapidly descended into collective brain fog in Six Nations | Robert Kitson

After their poorest pair of tournament performances in years, Steve Borthwick’s project is inevitably under scrutiny The band on the stadium concourse were playing a familiar tune in the immediate aftermath of England’s latest debacle on Saturday. “Zombie! Zombie!” the vocalist sang, ostensibly in tribute to Ireland’s record 42-21 victory at Twickenham. Alternatively he might just have been riffing on the horribly listless, blank-eyed performance that ended England’s Six Nations title hopes f...

By Robert Kitson