TIME FOR BIG BEN

BEN YOUNGS reckons he got lucky when he wrecked his knee ligaments and his Six Nations – even if his team-mates ribbed him for screaming.

The scrum-half (right) yelled in agony 10 minutes into England’s opening game against Italy in Rome when his knee got twisted. His season was originally written off but he is set to feature in Leicester’s clash with Northampton on Saturday. But Youngs, 28, said: “I got a bit of stick for the yelp. I was in a vulnerable position after I passed the ball and got caught but I probably dodged a bullet.”