Following the departure of Head Coach Stuart Lancaster, Ford was selected in new coach Eddie Jones' first squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. He scored a try against Italy and was the starting fly-half as England secured their first grand slam since 2003. Later that year he was part of the side that won 3-0 on their summer tour of Australia and in the 2016 Autumn Internationals scored a try against South Africa as England defeated the Springboks for the first time in a decade.