England captain Owen Farrell feels the decision to sack Eddie Jones as head coach was "unbelievably disappointing".
It has always been a question of when, not if, Steve Borthwick would take charge of England.
The Rugby Football Union has acted in response to a dismal autumn that concluded England's worst year since 2008, comprising of six defeats, a draw and five wins.
Eddie Jones looks set to discover in the next 48 hours whether he will continue as England head coach, amid reports he will be sacked.
Springbok prop Thomas Du Toit has received a three-week ban after he was sent off in last Saturday's final outgoing Tour match against England at Twickenham.
Handre Pollard believes England have left it too late to sack Eddie Jones after recalling it took Rassie Erasmus over a year to transform South Africa into World Cup winners.