Eddie Jones demands that England become ‘an impossible side to play against’ in the Six Nations

Eddie Jones vowed to make playing against England a mission impossible after galvanising his Six Nations squad with turbo-charged uncapped backs Paolo Odogwu and Harry Randall.

As first reported by Sportsmail, Wasps flier Odogwu and Bristol’s Anglo-Welsh scrum-half Randall have been rewarded for their scorching club form in the early stages of this season.

Despite being limited to choosing 28 players in the main group for the championship, Jones has called up these exciting rookies, while opting to omit the vastly experienced Jonathan Joseph.

Eddie Jones said he wants England to be ‘a team that the other teams can’t compete against’

Jones has added backs Paolo Odogwu (left) and Harry Randall (right) to his Six Nations squad

Late last year, England won the Six Nations title and the Autumn Nations Cup with a high-intensity, high-pressure, high-kicking approach and Jones delivered a mission statement on Friday which suggested that there could be a similar strategy ahead.

England begin their campaign against Scotland at Twickenham on February 6 and the head coach said: ‘We want to be an impossible team to play against.

‘We want to be a team who play at a level that the other teams can’t compete against. The ball’s in play for 32 minutes, so that’s 32 minutes we want to dominate the opposition.

‘That’s our goal; to be able to dominate the set-piece and dominate the breakdown. When we get the ball, be able to take the ball forward in an effective manner. When we kick, have a great kicking game. When we defend, drive the opposition backwards.’

Jones has called up rookies while opting to omit the vastly experienced Jonathan Joseph

Those hoping for more thrills and spills will be heartened by the selection of Odogwu — who can operate on the wing or in midfield — and Randall.

‘They’ve both got something a bit different about them,’ said Jones. ‘We’ve been watching Harry for at least two seasons. His running and initiative in attack is the thing that’s caught the eye.’

Randall also qualifies for Wales and was thought to be on Wayne Pivac’s radar, but Jones added: ‘There are a lot of guys out there who have options to play for a number of countries but we want players who want to play for England. He had no hesitation that he wanted to play for England.’

The same allegiance issue applied to Odogwu, as his father is half-Italian, but the 23-year-old is from Coventry and has Nigerian heritage. His electric form proved too good to ignore for Jones, who watched him score two tries and run amok as Wasps won a classic encounter against Bath at The Rec 15 days ago. 

‘Paolo has got a bit of an X-factor with his power,’ he said. ‘We’re looking for another centre or winger who has that and he’s been consistently dynamic in being able to break lines. Every time he plays, he’s got something about him.

Tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler won’t be considered until his ban comes to an end on February 9

‘I was lucky enough to be coached by Bob Dwyer and one of the things he always taught me about selection is to look for those players that can be world-class at something — and he can be world-class in terms of line-breaking.’

Pre-eminent tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler won’t be considered until his current ban comes to an end on February 9, while England will also be without their leading loosehead as Mako Vunipola is recovering from injury. Bath’s Beno Obano takes his place.

Newcastle’s Mark Wilson has been picked among the back- rowers ahead of Jack Willis.

Willis and Joseph are included in a ‘shadow squad’ of 12 players who will follow the same testing protocols as the main squad and can be called up at short notice if required.