Haskell: I feel respected for the first time under Eddie Jones

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Haskell: I feel respected for the first time under Eddie Jones

ESPN Staff

March 31, 2016

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James Haskell says he feels respected in the England camp for the first time under Eddie Jones after being treated like a "dirty secret" in previous regimes.

Haskell started all five of England's matches as they charged to the 2016 Six Nations Grand Slam and has praised the impact of Eddie Jones. The back-row says in the Daily Mail he feels valued and respected under Jones while suggesting that he felt marginalised under previous head coach Stuart Lancaster .

"I have been involved with England for a long time and this is the first time I have come into that camp and felt confident, felt respected and felt like I was value to the squad," Haskell said. "That is a good thing, that is what I want. It is how Dai Young treats me here [at Wasps].

"You want to feel like you are respected and all the hard work you have put in is noticed. It is not one rule for one and one rule for someone else.

"In terms of where I was playing and the way I was seen in the last environment it was difficult for me. If you ask them they would probably say differently but I just felt having played around the world and done what I have done, I was kept out of the way as a bit of a dirty secret.

"There is a reason why I have been around, you can steal one or two caps but you can't steal 67. It is important to know how to get the best out of players."

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Haskell: I feel respected for the first time under Eddie Jones