With five players expected to leave the international scene behind – Courtney Lawes, Ben Youngs, Joe Marler, Danny Care and Dan Cole are among those expected to hang up their white jerseys – Earl also said England’s stars would “lean on each other” to give the players whose Test careers were ending “the send-off they deserve”.
Elsewhere, attack coach Richard Wigglesworth has said the squad and coaching staff have been supporting Tom Curry as World Rugby continue to drag their heels over his racism storm involving South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi. And he is confident that the 25-year-old will perform to the same standard if he starts against Argentina.
“Tom is good. I know players will have got around him. Steve and the management team have been all over it. I’m sure he’s getting every bit of support that he needs,” Wigglesworth said.
“I’m not sure you can ever put yourself in those shoes and know that feeling. What I do know is he’s an impressive young man who, if selected on Friday, will pour everything into that England shirt as he has done on the previous 49 occasions.”
