England head coach Steve Borthwick has been labelled a ‘tall Eddie Jones’ by Geordan Murphy, who worked with him at Leicester Tigers.

Murphy, 46, was director of rugby at Leicester during the early months of Borthwick’s spell in charge.

And it is fair to say the pair did not exactly hit it off.

“If they do think of getting rid of Steve, then the questions have to be asked, and fingers pointed elsewhere as well because he effectively is a tall Eddie Jones,” Murphy told Prime Casino.

“That’s what I’m hearing in camp, that his behaviour is very similar to Eddie. So why would you get rid of one bloke and replace him with an English clone?

“He can coach; I think he’s a good coach – that’s it. He’s certainly not a people person. That wouldn’t be something that would ever be said about him.

“We are certainly not friends. That’s all I know. When I briefly worked with Steve that was something that he made very apparent.”