• Jamie George in contact with Eoin Morgan over approach to final • Owen Farrell rallies team in ‘inspirational’ captain’s meetingsEngland’s rugby players have called on their cricketing counterparts for inspiration as they set about following in their footsteps and clinching
World Cup glory. Eddie Jones’s side lock horns with
South Africa in Saturday’s final and the hooker Jamie George has been seeking advice from Eoin Morgan.
George has spoken to the
England one‑day captain on numerous occasions and believes England can learn from the cricketers’ dramatic super-over victory against
New Zealand in July. George also sees similarities between the teams in that both endured calamitous World Cup campaigns in 2015. Much like the cricketers, George also revealed that England have been conducting clear‑the-air meetings, with the coaches banned from attending and the captain, Owen Farrell, delivering inspirational messages.