5 Players with Fresh England Hope Under New Coach Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones begins his job officially as England head coach on December 1, and he will have roughly a month to draw up the names he wants to form his first elite player squad in January.

The former Japan coach has already highlighted that a large percentage of the World Cup squad will be young enough to go on to the 2019 World Cup. 

But we are bound to see the Australian usher in some new faces to the fray, as well as some who have fallen by the wayside under the old regime. 

The dawning of a new era always offers those left out by the old guard a new chance to impress and prove they deserve a place in the plans of the incoming boss.

And there are a few players who fall squarely into that category for reasons that don't all start and finish with what they can offer on the field.

Here are the men who can start Jones' reign with a blank sheet of paper.

Danny Cipriani was one of the most talked-about omissions from Stuart Lancaster's final squad of 31 for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

The Sale fly-half had impressed in the warm-up games during which he got a chance, and he was retained right through the training camp while others were picked off and sent home throughout the summer.

Even with a drink-driving offence hanging over him, per the Telegraph, he was kept around until the last selection before being made surplus to requirements.

The former Wasps starlet is awaiting the outcome of his December 10 hearing, per the Guardian, but Jones has already name-checked the 28-year-old, per the Mirror: "If Cipriani is good enough to be in the 30 he will be in the 30. If he is not good enough then he won’t be in the 30 —it will have nothing to do with he has done in the past. He might have to get a taxi to training, though."

In the house of Lancaster, George Ford and Owen Farrell were in front of Cipriani for the No. 10 jersey, but he has a new chance to alter that pecking order by putting in some strong performances for his club.

He will be 32 when the next World Cup begins.

Dylan Hartley's Premiership semi-final headbutt cost him a place in the World Cup squad and handed it to the man he planted his noggin on, Jamie George.

Hartley's absence, argued Dean Ryan on Sky Sports, had a profound effect on the way England played.

As soon as England did not have him, it changed the nature of the second row. England had to select Geoff Parling to look after Tom Youngs and Rob Webber when he came on. It changed the nature of the back five which had an impact on Robshaw. 

We then ended up in scrums when we had to play the ball where we have always got a penalty and kicked for touch and then got the drive on. 

By playing the ball we are then highlighting the fact that we have not got a cohesive midfield.

If Jones is in agreement about the Northampton hooker's importance to the way England's pack operates, he will surely cast aside any concerns about Hartley's disciplinary issues and look to reintegrate him as part of the squad.

He has missed some club rugby this campaign after a head knock, and his replacement at Saints, Mike Haywood, has been playing well enough to render the 66-cap man's return far from a fait accompli, according to Michael Aylwin of the Guardian.

Manu Tuilagi was dropped by England following his conviction for assaulting two police officers earlier in the year, per the Independent.

As it turned out, he would not have been fit to play in the World Cup, and his recovery from a groin problem that has kept him out since October 2014 is still a work in progress, per the Guardian.

He may just be nearing full fitness now, though, given the recent rumours swirling around reported offers from rival clubs for the Leicester Tigers man's signature, all of which have been rubbished by his current boss Richard Cockerill, per BBC Sport.

The first challenge for Tuilagi is to prove he is over the injury before he can consider a return to England duty. But there is no question of his quality at the highest level. 

The 24-year-old has scored 11 tries in 25 England caps, and in the 10 games in which he has scored, England have lost just once, as we outlined prior to the World Cup.

His try-scoring record in international rugby compares favourably with the very best centres to have graced the game, and he is an asset Jones must be eager to see return.

Luther Burrell was the man who lost out on a place in the squad to accommodate Sam Burgess as one of the centres.

The Northampton man had done little to deserve exclusion. His career with England began in try-scoring fashion against France at the Stade de France, and he added two more in that 2014 Six Nations.

With Burgess now gone from the sport, Burrell and fellow jettisoned centre, Bath's Kyle Eastmond, must be favourites to come back into the frame for the No. 12 jersey. It is a crowded area for Jones to pluck the right combination from.

Burrell, Eastmond, Brad Barritt and Billy Twelvetrees all had a go under the Lancaster regime. Henry Slade is also in the mix as either a 10, 12 or 13, and there could be a good fight brewing between Manu Tuilagi and Jonathan Joseph for the 13 jersey.

Burrell revealed his heartbreak to Mick Cleary of the Telegraph upon being told he would not be part of the World Cup squad.

You can only imagine that of all the players on Jones' radar, the Northampton midfielder's desire is burning fiercest of all.

The fate of Matt Kvesic will lie in the kind of back row Eddie Jones wants to construct.

Stuart Lancaster's preference seemed for flankers who brought athleticism and work rate over specialist skills, while the rest of the world's top teams prized the qualities of a No. 7 with the specific qualities needed to turn ball over in the tackle and snaffle possession.

Jones was openly critical of such an approach and questioned incumbent skipper Chris Robshaw's worth as a No. 7 at world level, per the Daily Mail.

If the Australian opts to change the philosophy adhered to by the former coach, Kvesic could get his chance.

Mike Brown of the Gloucester Citizen wrote that the 23-year-old could be the biggest beneficiary of Jones' appointment: 

The two-cap international isn't just a breakdown merchant however, he brings a tireless work rate, often topping the tackle count, he can beat a man with impressive foot-work and can be the old-fashioned link man. 

Whether the German-born flanker can make it at the next level remains to be seen but he starred during his two previous outings, during the summer tour of Argentina in 2013 and is best candidate to fulfil the role of the 'fetcher' flanker that Jones craves.