Alex Mitchell has traveled a long way from the days he was driving a Suzuki cart to train in Northampton. That was an ancient blow of a car and used to tear it through the Saints players.
Now, it is half of first choice scrum from England at a certain distance, hanging in southern Kensington nightclubs and exchanging shirts with Antoine Dupont.
I am pleased Alex, whom I know as 'mitch' of our day playing along with the Saints, because he always had the talent of being one of the best international. It does not always appear in his apparitions in the media, but it is a real Joker.
But don't let that deceive you because it is also a superior operator in the field. You have seen it in the last 18 months or so with England. I think he says a lot that Steve Borthwick's team fought in his autumn campaign when Mitch was injured.
Now he is in form and England looks much better on him. A couple of years ago until now, Mitch's game has progressed greatly.
The kick of its box has improved massively and, in my opinion, is the best nine in England. He has a great opportunity to go to Australia with the lions this summer as support for Jamison Gibson-Park, who is having an outstanding campaign for Ireland.
Alex Mitchell has opened to Mail Sport at the 'Zumbido' camp of England after beating France
England demanded an impressive victory from the end of 26-25 over France thanks to Elliot Daly's last attempt
Mitchell, half of England's first option, is a Joker outside the field and a superior operator in it
Mitch and England are riding the crest of a wave after their victory over a point over France. I think that result has really blown to the six nations of par.
After his victory on Twickenham, Mitch had a Fanboy photo with his opposite number Dupont, something I had to catch him in him.
“I think I showed almost everyone I met after the game the photo, all my friends and family,” he told me. However, I am quite sure that Dupont would have used my shirt for toilet paper. Who knows what he did with that! I have great respect for him. Some Scrum spots are quite chirretas and others are quite silent; Dupont does not need to speak too much in the field. Obviously, he is one of the best players in the world and it was quality playing against someone like that.
Maybe you sell your online shirt? No, I'm joking. I will leave it for the end of my career and it will be good to look back.
Mitch and his teammates celebrated the victory of France with one night in London and I think that was well deserved. I noticed that a photo of him looked a little worse because of the wear and end Smith on Instagram on Sunday morning!
England has lost many closed games in the last six months or more, so leaving the right side against France will be huge for its self -confidence and trust.
Now, his challenge is to make sure that victory is not a flash in the pan with Scotland in the Copa Calcuta below in the third round. The Scots always grow a couple of inches for that accessory, but I am supporting England to overcome them this year.
“That victory was necessary,” he said. 'Ben Earl is in the Social Committee with Bevan Rodd, Harry Randall and Elliot Daly, so organized the night.
Fanboy opened at the time with the elite scrum of France Antoine Dupont (right)
Mitchell admitted that Dupont's shirt will remain with him long after he calls his career in his career.
Now, attention becomes a difficult test against Scotland, which has been a curse for England lately
'In the last five or six games, we have lost inside a score. Against level one nations, we have been averaging a loss of three to five points. We needed that victory for our trust and to show fans that we can present a performance and obtain the results. Obviously, we know that the game did not come out perfectly and there were many mistakes. But at the end of the day, you must find a way to win.
And that's what we did. We are quite buzzing in the camp. In that first half we fight and France obviously put some opportunities. But we also did it on the other side of that.
'What we have always said is that we have to stay in the fight. The last 20 minutes is when the game opens and the opportunities are both sides of the ball. Both parties scored a couple of attempts in the last 20 that demonstrate it. The bank had a massive impact.
'They were incredible when they came. The fans were incredible. He was the strongest he had heard our local crowd at some time that gave us a massive impulse.
France killed at least four attempts to traffic against England, so if I'm sincere, it was a game that let go bad. But, Test Match Rugby is a results business.
And England left the right side.
They made the last six nations beating Ireland, but they did not continue. I don't think they make the same mistake this year.
Mitch, Smith, Tommy Freeman, Ollie Sleightholme and George Furbank were all teammates in Saints. At that time, some of them were only boys from the Academy.
Mitchell and Northampton Saints-Mate End Smith have been an excellent duo for England
The semiannual couple caused many problems to France and a long -term association was seen.
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Now, everyone is on the side of England. End has impressed me a lot: he has really kick him since he took my old shirt No. 10 in Northampton and had one of his best days against France.
Now he has to look at the way George Ford and Owen Farrell backed him on the game after the game. He has temperament I, but now there will be much more pressure and will be more marked as a goal. Saying that has a real capacity to bring others to the game and the connection of the Saints will be an important factor in the future.
So, I had to ask what my cut was my party rates because after all, I helped them get where they are now!
'All you uncle? Mitch said. 'I have to thank you, friend! Obviously it helps to have those relationships of your club. We went to Bali after the summer tour, some beautiful beach bars, and there have been some other vacations. That can only be a good thing.
'The Scotland game is great for us. It has hurt us in recent years that we do not have a result against them. In the context of the six nations, it is a massive game.
'We do not want to be a team that faces a week and does not face the next. We did a good job against France, but we know we need to support it against Scotland.
“We know that they have been a quality team in recent years and it will be another difficult test match, so we will have to be in full way to win.”
Scotland has won his last four games with England, so they have undoubtedly had the advantage in the meetings between the two parties in recent years.
Scotland (in the photo on Twickenham in 2023) has won his last four games with England
Mitchell still has the hope that England can win at six nations, although he is already losing to Ireland
But for any reason, Scotland is a team that struggles to unite consistent results and have never won the six nations.
“Scotland is the only team of the six nations that I have not yet played,” Mitchell said. 'Then, I'm really very excited to play against them. It is a massive game and a mass rivalry.
'We have always known within the team for a while how good we can be and that the system works, but we do not have the results.
'I have a school partner who is from Scotland, so it always gives me a little pain. If I am playing, he will go down and use his Top of Scotland. I don't know why I'm going to get a ticket to one of those. I probably shouldn't, but I think he is going down and giving me some stick.
'The result of France will give us that confidence to move forward. We had it with Saints last year. We carry out and advance that and finally won the prime minister.
'It is an exciting moment now and we hope we can move on now and use it as a catalyst for the rest of the six nations and beyond. We are still a shout for these six nations now.
'We don't know how other results are going to go. For us, it's about finding a way. We don't want to look too far. We are not looking at Italy or Wales yet. We have to take it week by week, starting with Scotland.
It is the Ireland championship to lose now, but if France manages to achieve a victory in Dublin, then there is all the possibilities that Mitch and England can celebrate again.