England short of ball-carriers but not excitement against Samoa

Maro Itoje, Ellis Genge and Sam Simmonds to quicken the pulse in England forward line led by co-captain Chris Robshaw, who Eddie Jones says ‘understands his own game beautifully’Dylan Hartley had to be reminded this week that the last time he appeared for England off the bench was also Samoa’s last visit to Twickenham. His memory was jogged however when recalling the picture of England’s players crouched in a circle with their opponents in a show of support for their domestic struggles.Depending on your levels of cynicism, that enduring image is either a gesture of goodwill or a PR’s dream but…