With England heading into July's Nations Championship Tests against the Springboks, Fiji and Argentina, Planet Rugby has ranked the backline depth chart under a Borthwick squad that appears to be shifting toward a faster, more expansive attack under Lee Blackett. The piece argues that Blackett's system — showcased against France in the final Six Nations outing — is now the key filter for selection: silky playmaking at half-back, dynamic 12s who can double as first receivers, and back-three threats who mix aerial work with ground-level danger. Furbank leads at 15 ahead of Steward and Marcus Smith; Feyi-Waboso is a certain starter on the wing despite recent surgery; Fin Smith edges Ford at 10; and Ben Spencer is likely to cover for the injured Mitchell at 9. The most pointed selection call is the fast-tracking of Bristol's Benhard Janse van Rensburg at 12 — unavailable for the Boks opener but earmarked as Blackett's ideal ball-carrying playmaker once eligible — with Seb Atkinson set to face the Springboks in his place. Borthwick supporters will find the optimism tempered by real injury concerns across the squad.