“I reckon I’m a six-and-a-half,” says Marcus Smith, with disarming precision ... with his speed of thought among the few highlights in England’s grisly autumn campaign of three defeats ...

England confirm a positional switch with fly-half Fin Smith making his first Test start while Marcus Smith moves to full-back ...

Marcus Smith (left) has 39 England caps to Fin ... Listen live on BBC Radio 5 Live; text commentary and highlights on BBC Sport website and app; watch on ITV1. New year, age-old problems.

Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell have returned to the ... Would you like a lunchtime summary of content highlights on the Irish Examiner website? Delivered straight to your inbox at 1pm each day.