Eddie Jones hands England a warning ahead of Saturday’s match with Japan

Eddie Jones has warned England they will be taken to the wire as Japan target a major upset in Saturday’s clash in Tokyo.

Jones’ second spell as Japan boss begins at the National Stadium where he is facing the side he coached for seven years until he was sacked in December 2022 because of a slump in results.

Adding further intrigue is that for the first time he will be coming up against Steve Borthwick, his former number two with both the Brave Blossoms and England who succeeded him at Twickenham.

Japan are expected to be swept aside, but Jones is backing a young team that features four debutants including university full-back Yoshitaka Yazaki to defy expectations.

Here’s your Japan national team members to take on England in this Saturday’s first summer test