HOW DO ENGLAND CLASS OF 2016 RATE AGAINST 2003?

As England secure first Six Nations Grand Slam since glory days of 2003, how do today's England starting XV compare to their RWC winning compatriots of 13 years ago? Well, the majority of the 2016 team played in RWC 2015, where England were eliminated at the group stages for the first time, whereas the 2003 team beat all the Southern Hemisphere teams in their own backyard. Consequently they were the no.1 ranked team in the world, whereas today's team are ranked 4th by comparison. If we compare backs of Dawson, Wilknson, Greenwood, Tindall, Robinson, Cohen and Lewsey from 2003 against Care, Ford, Farrell, Joseph, Watson, Nowell and Brown, I personally think only Tuilagi at his best would get into the 2003 side for Tindall at 13 (and his coach thinks he is a 12). Up front compare Woodman, Thompson, Vickery, Johnson, Kay, Hill, Back and Dallaglio from 2003 to Marler, Hartley, Cole, Kruis, Itoje, Robshaw, Haskell and Vunipola. Again, you could make an argument for Itoje for Kay and possibly Vunipola for Dallaglio (or maybe not) but no more than that. The England side of 2003 had leaders and try scorers all over the pitch, whereas today's lineup has a decent back three out wide, a very good goal kicker (but no Jonny), an effective second row, especially in the line out and a bulldozing 8. They lack real leaders especially under pressure and too many have not been in consistently good form recently especially those who play for Bath. I reckon that if the two teams played each other that the 2003 side would win comfortably by two scores.