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Eddie Jones Has Testy Exchange With BBC Reporter About Mike Brown

Eddie Jones Has Testy Exchange With BBC Reporter About Mike Brown
PJ Browne
By PJ Browne
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You could hear Eddie Jones annoyance with Chris Jones building throughout their three-minute interview for the BBC. The England head coach's answers became increasingly terse - the interviewer may actually have spoken more words than the interviewee.

The exchange between the two became especially tetchy when the subject of Mike Brown arose. The England fullback was named Man of the Match in Saturday's win against Wales at Twickenham.

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Eddie Jones felt that Brown did not get the respect which he had deserved from the media and that they were now jumping on the bandwagon.

Eddie Jones: I thought our back three today were super. Mike Brown, you guys all tell me he can't play test rugby.

Chris Jones: He was good today, wasn't he?

EJ: Well, you guys tell me he can't play test rugby and now you're telling me he's good.

CJ: I don't think that's quite fair.

EJ: You guys are unbelievable. Fair dinkum! You guys are unbelievable.

CJ: In what way?

EJ: You're always criticising him and now he has a good game you're all on the bandwagon!

CJ: I don't think you can treat the whole media as one. I think that most people would agree that Mike Brown is a top test player.

EJ: I think we can. I think we can, and I'm sick of it, mate.

CJ: You're on for three Six Nations in a row and your record is pretty outstanding. So, from your point of view, you're two from two.

EJ: You guys are better selectors than we are. That's what you think you are. Now he plays a good game and you're all on the bandwagon.

CJ: OK but I think most people would agree Mike Brown was excellent today.

EJ: He's been excellent for 23 tests for us so I don't know what was different today.

You can listen to the interview between Eddie Jones and Chris Jones below.

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