article_snippet: Luther Burrell sets off on a run during training as England prepare to face France .
article_snippet: is England’s for the taking.
article_snippet: It is staggering that the world’s wealthiest rugby country has had so little to show for so much effort and investment in the modern era.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, in Rome, Wales will expect to benefit from the enforced absence of Italy captain Sergio Parisse but Wales would require French and Scottish resistance on an epic scale to take the title.
article_snippet: before Ben Youngs and George Ford pre-match warm-up.
article_snippet: Philippe Saint-Andre’s France team do not boast glorious form, far from Philippe Saint-Andre’s France team, despite the emphatic 29-0 victory over Italy in Rome last weekend.
article_snippet: Crucially, that game took place 24 hours after England beat Scotland and since then Les Bleus have had to fly home, patch themselves up and catch the Eurostar to London, while also dealing with the distraction of a club v country row over fly-half Camille Lopez.
article_snippet: The French are massive but this English pack has dealt with all-comers in recent times, and the graduated return of Courtney Lawes and Parling in the second row should add dynamism and line-out nous to the mix.
article_snippet: Lawes should add dynamism to England's back row .
article_snippet: Behind the packs, England are more settled and threatening.
article_snippet: ’s match-up with Gael Fickou will be intriguing, but only if the French threequarters are let off the leash.
article_snippet: Ford can make holes in the Gallic defence but England cannot afford to be as wasteful as Ford were in beating Scotland.
article_snippet: Whether or not Danny Cipriani and Billy Twelvetrees play a part in a points chase, time will tell.
highlights_snippet: England will know what they need to do to win the title when they kick off .
  
highlights_snippet: The agony of missing out on the title last year will be in the memories .
  
highlights_snippet: England are best placed to win the Six Nations title if England beat France .