Jonny Wilkinson and Courtney Lawes stand tall in England wreckage When the old World Cup hero steps back into the England fold he will not find many familiar faces Toulon will be anxious that England return their fly-half in one piece after the autumn internationals. Photograph: Stuart Morton/Getty Images Two names leapt from the 32-strong list of players who are fit enough to represent England this autumn. Jonny Wilkinson and Courtney Lawes are at opposite ends of the Twickenham spectrum in terms of experience but their presence in Martin Johnson's squad offers a glimpse of a brighter horizon beyond the dark injury bulletins of recent days. Amid the cotton wool, splints and blood-soaked bandages all is not lost quite yet. If Wilkinson's presence feels like something of a novelty, it is because it is precisely so. The great... [read full story]
