{"id":98181,"date":"2023-09-08T22:36:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T22:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossfitcaliforniacity.com\/?p=98181"},"modified":"2023-09-08T22:36:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T22:36:23","slug":"alex-mitchell-admits-his-world-cup-journey-has-been-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crossfitcaliforniacity.com\/rugby\/alex-mitchell-admits-his-world-cup-journey-has-been-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Mitchell admits his World Cup journey has been &apos;weird&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Alex Mitchell admits his World Cup journey has been &#8216;weird&#8217; after being included in England&#8217;s squad despite initial training omission&#8230; as he gets set to achieve his childhood dream<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scrum-half Alex Mitchell will start in England&#8217;s World Cup opener vs Argentina\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He did not make the original training squad but an injury opened the door for him<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Mitchell has described his excitement\u00a0ahead of achieving a childhood dream\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alex Mitchell, entrusted with injecting some life into England&#8217;s moribund team, admits his World Cup journey has been a &#8216;weird&#8217; one.<\/p>\n<p>The scrum-half starts England&#8217;s opener against Argentina on Saturday night despite not making the original 41-man training squad.<\/p>\n<p>That omission allowed the Northampton man to take a holiday in Hvar in Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>But Jack van Poortvliet&#8217;s ankle injury against Wales at Twickenham last month opened the door.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s been a bit of a rollercoaster &#8211; out of the squad, then back in and now getting a shot against Argentina,&#8217; Mitchell said. &#8216;I stayed fit and then got called to come in. I trained hard and tried to put my hand up again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/21\/75230237-0-image-a-103_1694205713197.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alex Mitchell has reflected on his rollercoaster journey to joining England at the World Cup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/21\/75230347-0-image-m-105_1694205761994.jpg\" height=\"498\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scrum-half Mitchell will start England&#8217;s opener against Argentina and is relishing the moment<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m massively excited to be getting an opportunity to play. It&#8217;s all been a bit weird but I&#8217;m excited.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As a kid it&#8217;s a thing you dream of, playing at the World Cup. To start the first World Cup game is a massive honour &#8211; my family are massively proud of me. I&#8217;m really looking forward to it and hopefully we can get a result.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Van Poortvliet&#8217;s misfortune offered his route back into the squad and when asked to start against Fiji, Mitchell seized the opportunity by emerging as one of the few bright sparks.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell, 26, was a regular fixture in England training squads under Eddie Jones before being used as a dynamic replacement by Borthwick during the recent Six Nations, so it came as a shock when he was originally deemed to be surplus to requirements.<\/p>\n<p>But his elevation to a central role in the main event of Pool D has come at a difficult time for England, who are reeling from five defeats in six Tests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve got to try and control the game, get the team to tick and, when I can, imprint some tempo into the side but stick to the gameplan,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We know we&#8217;re a good side when we play well and stick to our style of play.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12497701\/Alex-Mitchell-World-Cup-journey-England.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Mitchell admits his World Cup journey has been &#8216;weird&#8217; 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