Eddie Jones says Itoje is not ready to be England captain

Eddie Jones is uneasy about the hype around Maro Itoje and poured scorn on calls for the Saracens sensation to be handed the England captaincy - despite an urgent search for the next generation of Test leaders. Eddie Jones is uneasy about the hype around Maro Itoje to be the next England captain 34-year-old Dylan Hartley is destined to continue as skipper during the Six Nations Itoje has been in sensational form for Saracens but Jones has no plans to give him the armband As revealed by Sportsmail, the Australian included Hartley, who came through a fitness test on Thursday, in his Six Nations squad along with Joe Marler, who is striving to recover from a broken leg in time to face France at Twickenham on February 4. Dylan is very unusual in that respect.’ ENGLAND SIX NATIONS SQUAD Forwards: Nathan Catt, Jack Clifford, Dan Cole, Charlie Ewels, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Teimana Harrison, Dylan Hartley, James Haskell, Nathan Hughes, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Joe Marler, Matt Mullan, Kyle Sinckler, Tommy Taylor, Mike Williams, Tom Wood Backs: Mike Brown, Danny Care, Elliot Daly, Owen Farrell, George Ford, Jonathan Joseph, Alex Lozowski, Jonny May, Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Ben Te'o, Anthony Watson, Marland Yarde, Ben Youngs Jones conceded that there were exceptions, namely George Ford and Owen Farrell. Leicester Tigers flanker Mike Williams is one of three new names in the England squad Fly half Alex Lozowski has been hailed as 'the find of the season' by Eddie Jones Loosehead prop Nathan Catt has broken onto the international scene aged 29 WHO ARE THE NEW BOYS IN THE SQUAD? The Six Nations is very important but we are aiming to be the No1 team in the world and we need to have the right mentality, which is a growth mentality.’ Meanwhile, with three months to go until Warren Gatland announces his Lions squad for the tour of New Zealand, Jones warned his players: ‘It’s a massive distraction.