England have lost their series to South Africa as they trail 2-0 with the climax to the tour in Cape Town still to be played.
Here, Press Association Sport identifies five reasons for a decline that now numbers five successive Test defeats.
Leadership deficit
Billy’s woes
? SQUAD UPDATE | Billy Vunipola will return to London today after re-fracturing his arm during England’s match v South Africa.
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The two players Jones can least afford to lose are Farrell and Billy Vunipola, yet they have missed one of their standard bearers for virtually the entirety of the last 15 months. Vunipola has incurred a succession of injuries, robbing England of their most devastating carrier.
Attrition rate
Disciplinary meltdown
Picking fights
