Barritt can pass big test

Published Jan 21 2012 by Telegraph

Hello. Anyone healthy out there? As Englands Six Nations contenders continue to pull up lame, in the week when the most recent injury audit proclaimed that there has been no significant increase in the incidence of unavailability, welcome news has arrived. With...

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"At any given moment, if Charlie is caught up in a ruck, either Owen or myself could step in as first receiver. I normally stand at 12 off first phase in attack and 13 on defence, but nothing is set in stone. A possible England midfield pairing, Farrell and Barritt, with the technical ability and confidence to suck it and see? Its an exciting prospect, one which hasnt been on Englands table for a long while, and one which will count for absolutely nothing if either man gets overwhelmed by the pace, intensity and pressure of a Calcutta Cup debut."

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...extra scrutiny. "Thats why playing there is so attractive. Youre right in the middle of the action. So, what youre saying is that midfield somehow takes the temperature of the side? Pretty much. If a team is leaking tries off first phase its usually something to do with the midfield, and if a team is struggling to go wide or get line breaks, thats usually a midfield issue, too. Its an intriguing point. Rugby has always admired its own interconnected cleverness, the fact that no one element of the team is separate and independent from the rest."

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"As a player you have to give all your opponents equal respect and just go out there and try to get one over on them, I guess. All of which begs the question, why has it taken Barritt so long to get a look-in? Its not as if he hasnt had experience of big occasions and important matches."

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