France vs England: Eddie Jones needs to shake-up his England side to overcome France’s flair in Six Nations showdown

EDDIE JONES needs to shake up his Red Rose robots to fight the French flair in Paris.

After just a second defeat in 26 Tests, this Saturday is the perfect chance to ditch some of his long-standing picks such as Mike Brown and Dylan Hartley and trust in  style to up England’s try count.

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England could manage only 12 points against Wales and 13 against Scotland.

So now is the time for the Aussie to begin phase two of his Twickenham tenure:

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FRONT ROW

If Mako Vunipola, Jamie George and Kyle Sinckler are good enough for the Lions to take on the All Blacks, then picking this terrorising trio is a no-brainer.

Hartley is in only for his leadership —  and that was missing against Scotland. There is no argument when it comes to a straight shootout between him and Sarries ace George.

And, like Hartley, Dan Cole has become a passenger in this team. Sinckler is dynamite and it should be his chance to grow in the shirt.

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SECOND ROW

Joe Launchbury is the superhero of this pack right now, so he is going nowhere. That means it’s between Maro Itoje and Courtney Lawes for the final engine-room spot.

Itoje might be the boy wonder but he hasn’t been the same since coming back from injury in December. Lawes has been  consistently good, so unleash Super Maro off the bench and let him play his way back into form.

BACK ROW

Without Billy Vunipola England lose their best carrier and gainline breaker. There is simply no replacement.  Nathan Hughes has tried at No 8 but he’s miles short of Test match fitness. Sam Simmonds has proved that you don’t need to be 20 stone to hurt teams.

Chris Robshaw stays in his No 6 shirt as blindside, the position he has excelled at under this  set-up.

Time after time England talk about not needing a specialist No 7, which they do as Scotland proved.

Sam Underhill has the tools to be the jackal at openside and has done it for Exeter Chiefs.

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HALF BACKS

Danny Care and Richard Wigglesworth are the only two scrum-halves in the squad but the choice of fly-half could dictate who starts.

Put Owen Farrell  into his favoured No 10 shirt and give him the armband. Start with his Sarries pal Wigglesworth — the general who he has won the last two European Cups alongside. Then, Care can come on and pick holes in a tiring defence.

CENTRES

Elliot Daly’s return is a huge boost. The Wasps and Lions man says he is ready to rumble and a run out against France would be perfect to get him ready to face Ireland.

By picking Daly at outside centre you can turn to flat-track bully Ben Te’o inside him.

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BACK THREE

Anthony Watson at full-back for Brown offers the attacking danger that England’s rivals would fear.

Combine the Bath flier with Exeter workhorse Jack Nowell and Leicester rocket Jonny May and you have fireworks in the back field.

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