It was 7 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2015, when the RFU press release dropped confirming the appointment of Eddie Jones as Englands new head coach on a four-year deal.England were still licking their wounds after a dismal World Cup which saw Stuart Lancaster depart. England rugby was at its nadir and ranked eighth in the world.Exactly a year on and England have won 11 on the bounce under Jones, are second in the rankings and expectation is at its highest since those halcyon days of 2003.To mark Jones one-year anniversary, we look at what he said in the opening press conference and assess what has changed over the past 12 months.I will work out who I need to be hard with and who I need to be soft with. Jones appointment came with cautionary tales from those players he coached before who felt both the carrot and the stick. Ex-Wallabies captain James Horwill spoke at the time of there being no grey area with Jones, if you were under-performing then youd know it.The England players have seen this transparent and direct method of communicating. When Jones got the gig he reportedly gave pretty harsh assessments to Ben Youngs regarding his fitness, James Haskell on his form and Luke Cowan-Dickie on his off-field self-control.With Billy Vunipola he has spent much of the last year building his self-confidence, telling him hes going to be the best No.8 in the world. This direct, no nonsense style of management has struck a chord with the players and the results speak for themselves.Weve got to develop openside flankers. Ive got three or four names of guys who can potentially play there. This is still a problem area for Jones. Teimana Harrison, Jack Clifford, Tom Wood and Haskell have all been tried there - the latter is in the box seat - but it looks like he has opted to move away from a fetcher to what he terms their stopper.Sam Jones, Mike Williams and Clifford are options for the future but it seems he is still assessing the options available to him.What are good values in rugby? You need discipline, you need to work hard, you need to want to be part of the team. These values are at the heart of his England side. He challenges the players and wants them to be desperate to play for their country.His approach in the week leading up to the Fiji Test was to reiterate how he was not just going to give caps away but instead he wanted players to buy into his ethos. If their face does not fit then they will not be given a chance.Sir Clive Woodward wrote at the time of Jones appointment that forging an identity needed to be high up his priority list. He has done this through a player-led environment. He looks to his captain Dylan Hartley and vice-captains Billy Vunipola, Owen Farrell and Mike Brown to drive inner-squad values and they self-police squad discipline.The first thing with a captain is that he has to be one of the first players selected. Secondly, whatever values weve got in the team theyve got to live those values. Dylan Hartley has been Englands captain since Jones got the job and he has been an essential figure in driving and maintaining standards. With the off field behaviour of Englands football captain dominating the news agenda this week, Hartley was asked about his own values. It was telling that he saw his leadership approach as treating men like men so you get men.The traditions of English rugby are to have a strong set piece and to be defensively strong. Then, to score points you need to be able to score off your ball and score points off the opposition ball. Alongside the above quote from his opening press conference, Jones added: We arent going to be copying how the All Blacks play. We are going to have our own style of play.Englands set piece has been sturdy and this was an early priority for Jones. They are still developing their attacking game -- this is the final piece of the Jones-England jigsaw -- and the defence is a work in progress. When he got the job, ex-Wallaby David Campese said Jones style of rugby is robotic but a year on that looks to be an unfair assessment of how England have played.Their tour in Australia personified the above qualities and some of their play and movement against Fiji suggested they are making strides in the scoring points area.One of the goals is by 2019 to have a couple of the assistants ready to take over as head coach. I see that as a fundamental part of my job. Jones continually challenges his coaches to improve. Having bid farewell to Andy Farrell, Graham Rowntree and Mike Catt, he brought in Paul Gustard, Steve Borthwick and Neal Hatley.The three spent the summer learning from other coaches while Jones brings in outside figures to add a new voice and approach to training. Jones successor is not clear at the moment but he has three years to address this.In the next four years weve got to systematically bring young players in, give them enough experience so that in 2019 they have got enough to be consistent performers.Jones has handed out 11 debuts since taking the job and has brought through young players like Maro Itoje, Clifford, Elliot Daly, Nathan Hughes, Charlie Ewels and Kyle Sinckler. He has frequently spoken about the need for depth and as many as four options per position.No doubt some of the younger players will fail to take the next step but there are another layer on his radar like Mike Haley, Jacob Rowan and Will Evans who will get their chance at some stage.At least 70 percent of the World Cup squad can go on to 2019. All players are starting on zero, there is always an opportunity to change things. Starting from zero applies to Tom Wood and Chris Robshaw. Jones was pretty scathing of Robshaws ability as a Test flanker while in charge of Japan but the Quins man impressed the coach and was named his player of the Six Nations.Jones told Wood he was pretty ordinary when he took the England job but worked on areas of his game and won back his place in the squad. And as for the 2019 World Cup? Jones has both short-term and long-term plans for players and tactics.Its been a case of so far, so good for the Jones era. 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Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Thakur said the proposal was fundamentally against the basic purpose and identity of the ICC.According to the proposal, which enjoys the support of the cricket boards of Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand, the two-tier system would comprise seven teams in the top tier and five in the bottom. Afghanistan and Ireland, as the leading Associate teams, will join the three regular Test playing nations in the bottom tier.As the governing body of the game, the ICCs job is to popularise the game and increase its global reach, Thakur said. On the contrary, this system may be good for the top five countries, but apart from that, everyone else will suffer. On the one hand, we say we need to support teams like West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, while on the other, by bringing up something like this, we will cut their legs.This is the third time in the past month that Thakur has spoken publicly about the BCCIs reservations on the subject. In early August too, he had reasoned it would hurt the smaller countries, whose interests the BCCI wants to guard. Last week again, he alluded to his opposition to the system on the sidelines of the two T20Is between India and West Indies in Florida.Thakur said the one big ramification, if the ICC was to adopt the proposed two-tier system, was that it would directly impact the smaller countries financially.Currently, these teams make good revenue from TV rights when bigger nations like India and other countries go and play against them. Their revenues will nosedive and they will struggle further to support their cricket at the grassroots level.Elaborating further on his stance, Thakur said that going by the logic of the two-tier system, marquee series like India v South Africa or England v Australia were top draws.And Bangladesh v England or Sri Lanka v Australia wont have that much support from the viewer. Just imagine if people are not watching a top team against a lower-ranked team, will they watch two lower-ranked teams playing against each other? This will further escalate the problem of viewers losing interest. At least today, when a so-called weaker nation is playing against a top-ranked team, exceptional performances are noticed, improvements are sought and benchmarks are set.But going by rankings alone, Thakur pointed out, would be turning a blind eye to reality. As an example, he provided Sri Lankas whitewash of Australia at home in the three-match Test series. In a game of cricket, no nation should be taken lightly. The recently-concluded Australia versus Sri Lanka series is evidence of that. Sri Lanka, who are in danger of falling under the tier two category, annihilated Australia 3-0. How would that have happened had there been no series between them? So, it cant be said that only top nations will produce top cricket.It is understood that apart from the support of some leading boards, the move to implement a two-tier system is being backed by one of the ICCs main commercial partners.dddddddddddd Concerned about the fall in TV ratings in bilateral Test series, the system has been designed to enable more frequent marquee clashes that can generate more eyeballs, and, as a direct result, attract greater value from broadcasters. Thakur was unconvinced that a formula such as this could work in the long run.Commercial partners have a key role to play in the growth of the game, Thakur said. Their concerns should be addressed and we should give them a fair hearing. But, at the same time, we have to see that the administration of the game cannot be seen from the standpoint of the balance sheet only. There needs to be a balance and we need to look at the overall health and growth of the game.Dipping TV viewership of Test series is a cause of concern, but two big nations playing against each other all the time wont guarantee you viewership. The recently-concluded India versus South Africa series was a battle between two top nations, but the TV ratings didnt reflect the stature of the teams. The reasons for decline in viewer interest in Tests are far more complicated than what they appear. Changing the format of the FTP will be like applying band-aid to an issue that needs proper scanning and research. On one hand, we say we want to develop the game in new areas, and on the other, we are making top countries wealthier and the lower-rung countries weaker.We oppose the system despite knowing that it will result in a financial windfall for the BCCI if implemented. But, as one of the key stakeholders of the game, we cant be shortsighted and we need to take everyone along.According to Thakur, the proposal should have been discussed by a limited set of people instead of being deliberated at the board level. This proposal should have been discussed by a limited number of people before being brought to the ICC table, and, frankly, should have been rejected at the proposal stage itself. Our focus is to hand-hold and strengthen global cricket. As a leader, BCCI is clear in its goal to expand the game, make it popular in new areas and strengthen existing members as well.This kind of two tier system works very well to support domestic cricket or where you have a larger pool of teams and the staging state associations are supported by their parent body and are not under pressure to generate their own revenues, or in leagues where things are considered strictly from a commercial perspective. As the global guardian of the game, we should have a larger perspective and bigger objectives.Thakurs comments can be expected to resonate positively with the boards that will be directly impacted if such a system is implemented. Sri Lanka Cricket, for instance, already made its opposition to the split format clear in July, as have the Bangladesh Cricket Board. The West Indies and Zimbabwe boards, already battling financial troubles, are also unlikely to back any move that will dent their bottom line further. ' ' '