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Published 15:14 18 Mar 2018 GMT
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"The loss is particularly embarrassing for the Australian after the controversy that last week surrounded his comments on Wales (a s***ty little place) and Ireland. "The glorious optimism of the early stages of Jones' tenure have long ago dissipated and long before the end at Twickenham, yesterday, in a stadium alive with Irish songs and celebration, it had been replaced by a grim realisation and even a rising panic that they appear to have fallen behind their rivals."In the same paper, former England captain selected eight Irish players and just one Englishman [Owen Farrell] in his team of the tournament. David Walsh, meanwhile, suggested Ireland coach Joe Schmidt should be the next Lions head coach in 2021. Over in The Telergraph, rugby correspondent Mick Cleary - in a piece headlined 'Ireland put on a grand show to leave England chilled to the bone' - claimed Jones had gone from messiah to 'the man with his finger in the dyke as water comes pouring through'. The paper's ratings are unforgiving, with Ben Te'o and Jonathan Joseph both getting 3/10 while three other English players rate 4/10. Over in The Sun, Jonny Fordham's scathing take on Saturday's events lies beneath the headline 'It's a Grand Sham'. Fordham begins:
'Ireland slammed Eddie Jones' jibes straight back down his throat'.It only gets worse from there, from an English perspective. As for the Irish, they have some celebratory headlines to return home to.
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