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16th March 2023
09:16am GMT

“It's hard to see where an English performance can come from,” D'Arcy continued. “You're looking at defence, you're looking at attack. And the whole [England] attack since Borthwick has taken over, it looks a bit schizophrenic. “One thing you got with Eddie Jones was consistency, and I wonder will they be wondering about what Borthwick promised, versus what he's able to deliver. “You'd expect them to go back even further back to basics than they have previously. Selection-wise, you expect Owen Farrell will come in, Manu Tuilgi will come in. “Ireland have to under-perform [for England to have a chance]. “If England get off to a good start and score three of four penalties, that puts pressure on Ireland. But what we do know is that Ireland deal with pressure, really, really well.”In terms of the manner of England's defeat to France, D'Arcy feels Ireland can really use that to their advantage on Saturday. “There is going to be doubt inside those English players' heads.” D'Arcy added. “The challenge for Ireland is expose that doubt. “And it's not Owen Farrell you have to target, it's all those new guys in that Test arena who don't have 50 caps worth of experience. “Ireland need to flip that pressure in their head to points on the scoreboard.”