Ash Cash

AND AS FOR THAT EFFING DIVE...

News that England winger Chris Ashton is moving from the Saints to Saracens for mega-bucks is hardly a surprise. Nor, quite frankly, is the news of his omission from this weekend’s Heineken Cup match against Munster and apparent bust-up with Saints' coach Jim Mallinder.

It may just be a public perception thing, but once again Ashton, not that long ago English rugby’s next big thing, is doing an excellent job of coming across as a complete WASSOCK.

In Ashton’s Twitter announcement he claims that the rest of the season is “all about Saints.” I do wonder whether it has ever been about Saints. The impression Ashton gives is that it’s always been about Ashton.

Jim Mallinder has clearly had enough. The question is, has Stuart Lancaster?