Jones condemns 'media poison' over Daly's form

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England Training - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - March 12, 2021 England's Elliot Daly during training Glyn Kirk/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - England coach Eddie Jones has attacked the British media for the "rat poison" written when criticising Elliot Daly, while at the same time accepting that the player's form had not been up to par at the start of the Six Nations.

Jones dropped regular fullback Daly to the bench for the first time since his arrival last week but, in the injury-absence of Henry Slade, recalled him on Thursday for Saturday's final Six Nations trip to Ireland, but at outside centre.