• England have favourable fixtures against Italy and Wales
• Steve Borthwick backtracks on George Furbank’s fitness

Tommy Freeman has admitted that England understand supporters’ frustrations amid a chorus of boos during the scrappy victory over Scotland but believes Steve Borthwick’s side are still alive in the Six Nations title race after back-to-back wins.

Borthwick has revealed that Freeman’s Northampton teammate George Furbank is unlikely to feature in the final two matches against Italy and Wales, having previously suggested he could, but England head into the second fallow week third in the table with favourable fixtures to come.