Eddie Jones has made 11 changes to England’s starting lineup for Saturday’s clash against Japan at Twickenham.
George Ford will start at flyhalf and captain England in his 50th match, while Jack Nowell and Alex Lozowski will form a new centre pairing. Chris Ashton will move from the right to left wing.
Bath wing Joe Cokanasiga will make his England debut, while Danny Care will start at scrumhalf for the first time in the November internationals.
There are three changes to the front row, with props Alec Hepburn and Harry Williams starting alongside hooker Jamie George. Charlie Ewels will start in the second row in place of the injured George Kruis.
In other changes to the forward pack, Courtney Lawes will play at blindside flank, with Mark Wilson switching from No 8 to openside flanker, while Zach Mercer is set to make his first start for England.
England – 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Jack Nowell, 12 Alex Lozowski, 11 Chris Ashton, 10 George Ford (c), 9 Danny Care, 8 Zach Mercer, 7 Mark Wilson, 6 Courtney Lawes, 5 Maro Itoje, 4 Charlie Ewels, 3 Harry Williams, 2 Jamie George, 1 Alec Hepburn.
Subs: 16 Dylan Hartley, 17 Ben Moon, 18 Kyle Sinckler, 19 Ted Hill, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Henry Slade.
Japan – 15 Willam Tupou, 14 Akihito Yamada, 13 Timothy Lafaele, 12 Ryoto Nakamura, 11 Kenki Fukuoka, 10 Yu Tamura, 9 Fumiaki Tanaka, 8 Kazuki Himeno, 7 Masakatsu Nishikawa, 6 Michael Leitch (c), 5 Uwe Helu, 4 Wimpie van der Walt, 3 Jiwon Koo, 2 Atsushi Sakate, 1 Keita Inagaki.
Subs: 16 Yusuke Niwai, 17 Koki Yamamoto, 18 Asaeli Ai Valu, 19 Samuela Anise, 20 Hendrik Tui, 21 Shunsuke Nunomaki, 22 Yutaka Nagare, 23 Rikiya Matsuda.
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