Harlequins fly-half one of eight uncapped players in young sideLewis Ludlow to be England’s first uncapped captain in 37 yearsEddie Jones has declared Marcus Smith ready for the international stage after finally handing the Harlequins fly-half a Test debut against the
USA and insisted he had no qualms making Lewis Ludlow England’s first uncapped captain in 37 years on Sunday.
Smith was first called up as an
England apprentice in 2017 after Jones was initially alerted to his talents by his godfather when the head coach was in charge of
Japan. Smith has appeared against the Barbarians but has been forced to wait for a first cap, with Jones starting either George Ford and Owen Farrell in all but one of his 64 Tests in charge – Danny Cipriani being the solitary exception in 2018.