Harlequins fullback Mike Brown hopes talk from Bradley Wiggins will help him get back in England contention The smart money says Brown is still the first choice come the big games this autumn against Australia, South Africa and New Zealand but sport is all about taking opportunities and if the talented Goode were to play against Fiji and have a stormer, then Lancaster will have a quandary. Brown, who played last Sunday for Quins, was only with England for two days last week but was delighted to take in the squad's chat with Bradley Wiggins when Andy Farrell - Wiggins" hero at Wigan Warriors - hosted a Q&A with Britain's Tour de France and Olympic champion. One theme that chimed loud with the Quins fullback was Wiggins" insistence that his triumphs this summer came as a result of fighting back from past disappointments, notably in 2010 when he underperformed all year for Sky and finished 23rd at the Tour de France. "Brad was brilliant and he spoke about how he was so down at some points, but picked himself up and worked hard at what people told him to do," said Brown. That's what he has done this year and we all took inspiration from that, especially myself. Another who might buy into that is Nick Easter, who is playing as well as at any stage of his career but finds himself surplus to England requirements with most selections now being made with 2015 in mind. Quins were delighted to have Easter around on Saturday with his muscular presence much appreciated against a resilient and spirited Gloucester side who refused to lie down and eventually snaffled a losing bonus point with a last-minute try. Harlequins, missing most of their England contingent, swooped for first-half tries from Brown, the powerful Matt Hopper and Sam Smith, but could not finish off the job after the break. That will have frustrated them but also made for an absorbing 80-minute contest