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Oh no, not Borthwick again.

That seemed to be the gist of the reaction among the majority of England supporters to the news the Saracens captain will lead his country into battle for the 18th time against Wales at Twickenham a week on Saturday.

There were no eulogies from Martin Johnson, who has defended his skipper to the hilt ever since for the ill-fated tour of New Zealand in the summer of 2008.

Not a word from the boss man in fact. Just a one-line statement on an RFU press release communicating details about England's preparations in Portugal this week and a :

'England team manager Martin Johnson has confirmed that Steve Borthwick (Saracens) will captain the team.'

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