Relating back to Dan Careter, the only real contender for pure talent is England’s fragile world cup winner, Jonny Wilkinson. The Newcastle Falcons playmaker has been dogged with injuries since 2003 and has rarely returned to international action.
Last year’s six nations did see him return but he was quickly overshadowed by Danny Cipriani, who was over-hyped into claiming a place in the starting 15.
But Wilkinson returned from injury this season and was playing some of his best rugby since 2003. His performances in the first month of the season had all but won him a starting place in England’s autumn international tests, but another injury meant he will struggle to make the 2009 Six Nations.
The latest news on his knee injury is that he may indeed make a miraculous recovery in time for the six nations. It was previously thought that Wilkinson would only recover in March at best, but it seems his rehabilitation is going exceptionally well which is great news for England fans.
To be honest, Danny Cipriani has been less than impressive since his wonderboy entrance onto the international stage last year. Martin Johnson’s decision to drop him for the test against New Zealand was entirely justified and I’m glad that he is not afraid to drop his top players if they are out of form.
Just like Wilkinson was dropped last year, it is only fair to the other squad members and Toby Flood deserved his chance to shine.
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