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It's Eddie the Eagle! England head coach Eddie Jones swaps the oval ball for a round one as he takes in Crystal Palace training with Roy Hodgson

Fresh from the despair of a torrid Six Nations campaign, Eddie Jones is desperate to rediscover a winning formula for his England side.

Willing to pull out all the stops in search of a plan to stop the rot, Jones pitched up at Crystal Palace training on Wednesday afternoon with the hope of picking up some tips from the round ball game.

And who better to learn from than former England football boss Roy Hodgson.

Eddie Jones pitched up at Crystal Palace training on Wednesday afternoon to tak in a session
Eddie Jones pitched up at Crystal Palace training on Wednesday afternoon to tak in a session

Hodgson, like Jones, endured his fair share of disappointment in tournaments, most notably in at the 2014 World Cup where his Three Lions failed to emerge from their group with Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica.