Ireland will look to antagonise England's "hothead" captain Owen Farrell in Saturday's Six Nations opener in Dublin, according to Peter Stringer.
Former Ireland scrum-half Stringer is the latest to wade into the war of words ahead of the keenly-anticipated Aviva Stadium showdown, insisting England talisman Farrell is prone to losing his cool.
England defence coach John Mitchell has claimed Ireland will "try to bore the s**t out of us", while Eddie Jones sniped that Johnny Sexton has the "bat phone to the referee".