Tokyo — Eddie Jones said his England team were braced to deal with the unexpected when they play New Zealand in the World Cup semifinals on Saturday, but his players’ experience means they will not be caught out.

Thirteen of the England squad were on the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand in 2017 when the series was drawn and most of Saturday’s team played in 2018’s dramatic 16-15 defeat to the All Blacks at Twickenham...

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