Wednesday 24 February 2016 14:04, UK
Eddie Jones is a "fantastic judge" of when to introduce players at international level and will use Elliot Daly at exactly the right time, according to Steve Borthwick.
Wasps centre Daly could make his England debut in Saturday's Six Nations clash with Ireland at Twickenham, after receiving a call-up to Jones' 23-man squad.
Assistant coach Borthwick worked under Jones with Japan during the 2015 World Cup, and believes England's new boss has adopted the right strategy by holding Daly back so far during this Six Nations tournament.
"I think Eddie [Jones], with more than 20 years coaching experience at the top level, he'll have seen young players come through and he's a fantastic judge of when is the right time to start introducing them," said Borthwick.
"We want our young players to come in, perform and have long, successful careers with England."
Daly's pedigree has seen him glide through England's age-group ranks before impressing consistently with Wasps in the last few seasons.
Daly can operate at centre, wing or full-back, and should offer England a host of options from the replacements bench against Ireland and former England captain Borthwick admitted he has been impressed with Daly's tenacity in training.
"Firstly, Elliot's been playing well, I think he's come into this environment, and the times he's been in he's incredibly competitive," said Borthwick.
"He wants to win, wants to do exceptionally well and he trains really hard. His versatility in terms of positions helps, his left foot helps, a left-foot kicker is always a bonus.
"He's a guy who is young, got a lot to work on but has come in with a fantastic attitude to try to improve.
Saracens lock Maro Itoje has replaced Courtney Lawes in England's squad, but Borthwick believes that represents a strength in depth at second row rather than a changing of the guard.
"I think it's a competitive position right now, and that's a good thing," said Borthwick.
"We've got a mixture of players there with different levels of experience. That's a really good thing for the squad to make that a competitive area.
"Eddie will finalise the selections for the squad and team that we think can win the game this weekend."
