5 pressing issues facing Jones in his new job

Eddie Jones has been appointed as England's new head coach. Here, Press Association Sport examines the five most pressing issues in Jones' in-tray.

The captaincy

A pressing concern is the captaincy and while incumbent Chris Robshaw, tainted by the recent World Cup disaster, is likely to be stripped of the honour, there are few credible alternatives. Dylan Hartley, Mike Brown, Joe Launchbury and Nick Easter are potential replacements if Robshaw is demoted, but Jones is very capable of springing a surprise. Robshaw could even lose his place in the team with Jones stating during the World Cup that he views the Harlequins back row as a six-and-a-half, not a genuine openside.

Appointing his assitants

Andy Farrell, Graham Rowntree and Mike Catt - assistants under Stuart Lancaster - have been retained by the RFU pending the appointment of a new head coach, who is to decide their fate. It is hard to argue a case for the trio to remain at Twickenham given the dismal nature of England's World Cup exit so expect Jones to bring in his own men, among them Steve Borthwick who excelled with Japan in his tracksuit role. Borthwick is currently employed as Bristol's forwards coach.

Availability of overseas players

The Rugby Football Union has been steadfast in its refusal to allow the selection of overseas-based players in order to keep English talent in the Aviva Premiership, safeguarding their release for international duty. Unfortunately, England's best poacher is Steffon Armitage, the 2014 European player of the year who has been central to Toulon's success in the Heineken and Champions Cups. Many have called for Armitage to be restored to England's back row, most likely at the expense of Robshaw.

Placating the Premiership

The relationship between England and the Premiership clubs is rarely harmonious and what equilibrium there is will not have been helped by comments recently made by Jones in which he questioned the wisdom of players being contracted to clubs rather than the union. He said: "How can you manage your players when they are controlled by other organisations? In my opinion, that is the single greatest task ahead of whoever is going to be appointed as the next England coach." As he must now work closely with the clubs, Jones may be forced to backtrack.

Winning silverware

The last title of note secured by England was the 2011 RBS 6 Nations crown, won under the guidance of Martin Johnson. The most recent Grand Slam was achieved in 2003, the same year the Red Rose became world champions. For too long the sport's richest nation, who possess the largest pool of players, have under-achieved and it is Jones' responsibility to reverse the decline. Four successive runners-up finishes in the Six Nations are not good enough.

5 things you may not know about Eddie Jones

Here are five lesser-known things about the 55-year-old Australian.

1 Jones' old school

Jones attended Matraville High School in the south-eastern Sydney suburb of Chifley His fellow former pupils include Bob Carr, who was New South Wales Premier between 1995 and 2005, in addition to the international rugby-playing Ella brothers - Mark, Glen and Gary.

2 Ace of clubs

Jones played as a hooker for Sydney-based rugby club Randwick, who are nicknamed the Galloping Greens. The club can display an illustrious roll of honour, with Australia international stars who passed through their ranks including Ken Catchpole, David Campese, George Gregan, Matt Giteau and Kurtley Beale.

3 Coaching globetrotter

Jones' 21-year coaching career has seen him work in four different countries - Australia, England, Japan and South Africa - holding head coach's roles with the Wallabies, Japan and now England, while other ports of call include Tokai University in Tokyo, the Canberra-based Brumbies, Queensland Reds and Saracens.

4 Red Rose thorn

Jones coached Australia in 57 Test matches, which included Tri-Nations title success and reaching the 2003 World Cup final, and his lowest win-ratio was against England. The Wallabies lost five times to England from seven starts under Jones - a 29 per cent success rate - compared to 33 per cent (South Africa) and 45 per cent (New Zealand).

5 Pep talk

Jones has always been a fan of tapping into other sports for knowledge and advice, and preparations for Japan's successful 2015 Rugby World Cup campaign proved no exception. Jones spent time with Bayern Munich boss and former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola, and he said: "He is the best soccer coach in the world, and you always want to learn from the best."

Eddie Jones' career by numbers

Here are some of the key numbers during Jones' career.

1 - Jones becomes England's first overseas head coach.

21 - Number of years Jones has been a coach.

4 - Jones has agreed a four-year deal with the Rugby Football Union.

57 - Number of Test matches that Jones coached Australia.

5 - Number of times Jones coached Australia to victory over New Zealand.

2 - Number of times Jones coached Australia to beat England.

7 - Number of trophies Jones won as Australia coach.

12 - Number of times Jones played as a front-row forward for New South Wales.

34 - Number of points Jones-coached Japan scored to beat South Africa in the World Cup's greatest shock two months ago.

10 - Number of teams Jones has occupied coaching or consultancy roles with.