Goode waits in the wings as England monitor Brown

Saracens fullback Alex Goode is waiting in the wings if Mike Brown fails to recover in time to face Ireland in Dublin.



Brown was forced off in the early stages of England's eventual 47-17 win over Italy at Twickenham on Saturday.

The fullback sustained a knock to the head when putting in a try-saving tackle and after a lengthy spell lying stricken on the turf, he was stretchered off but was fit enough to take a place on the bench for the second-half.



With the Six Nations now heading into a fallow week, England will train from Tuesday to Thursday and Brown will go through the mandat…