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Welcome to the new era of what is expected to be an England team built on fire and brimstone with physicality, set-piece accuracy, speed and deft hands at its forefront. There will be no talk of building culture, Eddie Jones' England will not be here to make friends; instead the early message from the coach is that he wants this team to be the most dominant side in the world.

On Wednesday Jones will reveal his first Elite Player Squad (EPS). Previous incarnations of the EPS have included injured players so what will be more relevant is the group picked for the Six Nations. There will be an eye on succession planning, to ensure there is no post-2019 drop-off but there is also a focus on results -- a merging of the old and new. Scotland on Feb. 6 is the only game in Jones' mind, Italy and the rest can wait.

Since officially starting with the Rugby Football Union on Dec. 1, Jones has taken in a whistle-stop tour of the Aviva Premiership, meeting directors of rugby and assessing talent. Ultimately, despite the expected recommendations from each club over their players, Jones will make the call. Popularity is not in his remit; instead his squad will be a potent cocktail of devilish ferocity which will look to end a dismal return of not one grand slam since 2003.

On Sunday Jones said there is little pressure on him, instead "the pressure's on the player. The player that hasn't been selected hasn't done well enough; it's as simple as that". He is aware noses will be put out of joint, some selections won't be popular but with 20 years of experience in coaching he will care not a jot.

Gone are the days, according to Jones, where England will look to strangle their opposition, instead they will be hit with a ruthless tide of tempo. His hands have already been tied to an extent ahead of Wednesday's announcement through injury. The Jones blueprint would see a ball-player and ball-runner put together in the centres -- Henry Slade dovetailing with Manu Tuilagi would be his version of centre nirvana but injury has robbed him of the former and the latter has only played 29 minutes of rugby in 14 months.

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Similarly, he is known to have been impressed by Exeter's Mitch Lees and Leicester's Mike Williams -- both are injured. Injury has also robbed him of Alex Corbisiero, Dave Attwood, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Kieran Brookes, Ed Slater, Dave Ewers, Calum Clark, Jonny May and Christian Wade. The last weekend saw fresh scares over Jack Nowell, George Kruis, Ben Morgan and Joe Launchbury.

So the first squad is likely to have a healthy portion of those still wearing the scars of the 2015 World Cup and those who failed to make the cut. Combinations could be blurred -- the opener against Scotland could see a George Ford-Owen Farrell axis at 10 and 12. Then there will be those brought in from left field who fit the Jones mantra so Dylan Hartley should be in the mix while those who have started the season well -- Northampton's Paul Hill and Harlequins' Jack Clifford -- could also be called up.

Jones can only make 11 changes to the EPS -- it is usually 10 but Sam Burgess' departure provides an extra spot -- from the final 33-man party Lancaster chose ahead of the World Cup, one that included the final squad and injury replacements Calum Clark and Luther Burrell. But within the confines of what is permitted in the RFU's agreement with the clubs, he could feasibly retain the injured Slade in the EPS and then call in Elliot Daly from the Saxons who would then form part of the Six Nations squad.

He will also listen to his new assistant coaches Paul Gustard and Steve Borthwick, but ultimately it will be his call. Wednesday's announcement will be the first sign of exactly what England we can expect over the next four years.

Possible Six Nations squad (injured players excluded):

Forwards: Dylan Hartley, Tom Youngs, Jamie George, Mako Vunipola, Joe Marler, Matt Mullan, Paul Hill, Dan Cole, George Kruis, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Maro Itoje, Jack Clifford, Chris Robshaw, James Haskell, Matt Kvesic, Josh Beaumont, Billy Vunipola

Backs: Danny Care, Joe Simpson, Ben Youngs, Danny Cipriani, George Ford, Owen Farrell, Brad Barritt/ Manu Tuilagi, Jonathan Joseph, Elliot Daly, Jack Nowell, Semesa Rokoduguni, Chris Ashton, Anthony Watson, Alex Goode, Mike Brown