Eddie Jones puts faith in Owen Farrell to follow in Jonny Wilkinson’s footsteps

The England coach has backed Farrell to match the win ratio of the 2003 World Cup winning fly-half during the next stage of his international careerOwen Farrell will win his 50th cap against Italy on Sunday. He may not be England’s captain but he is their most valuable player, and not just because of his goal-kicking as his try-scoring pass to Elliot Daly four minutes from the end of the match against Wales in Cardiff in the last round of the Six Nations, vision allied with precision, demonstrated.A player who in his early years appeared wooden and drew comparisons with Jonny Wilkinson for his…