Eddie Jones: England will be pride of Lions but should not get distracted

• Head coach believes his squad will form backbone of 2017 tour• Lions face world champions New Zealand in three Tests in June and July 2017Eddie Jones expects England to provide at least 15 players in the British and Irish Lions’ squad – almost half the touring party to New Zealand next year – and will regard it as a personal failure if that target is not reached. But the Australian also warned his players that unless they maintained the required standard for England and avoid letting the Lions tour to the home of the world champions become a distraction they risk missing out altogether on Wa…

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