Stuart Lancaster’s England approach their World Cup moment of truth | Robert Kitson

The coach has gone against his oft-stated preference for a second midfield playmaker as he closes on the match that will shape if not define his tenure at TwickenhamEngland’s players and coaches are so used to the scenic drive at their hotel in Bagshot they could walk it in their sleep. Up and down they wander beneath the pine trees to their training field and two-storey gym complex, regular as clockwork. Until now they have been mostly insulated from outside opinion, other than on match days. Suddenly, before Saturday’s humdinger against Wales, there is a totally different feel inside their S…