James Haskell: being on the England bench is hard but you still have a big role

Haskell is embracing the intensity of Eddie Jones’s regime and, after fully recovering from injury, is pushing for a starting place against Italy at TwickenhamJames Haskell is keen to start what he has finished. The England flanker spent the opening two rounds of the Six Nations Championship on the bench having missed the first half of the season with a toe injury. But he made such a significant impact after coming on against France and Wales that Eddie Jones struck a synonym for super sub – “finisher” – and he is in line to start against Italy at Twickenham on Sunday 26 February.England were …