ENGLAND have been tapping into inside knowledge gathered during the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to help devise their plan to unpick Andy Farrell’s Ireland defence.

Farrell is recognised as the sport’s foremost coach in his area and breaking down the Six Nations champions is critical to causing an upset in tomorrow’s Lansdowne Road collision.

England supplied the largest contingent of players to the Lions squad that travelled to New Zealand, with Farrell overseeing Warren Gatland’s defence and Steve Borthwick — Eddie Jones’s assistant — guiding the pack.