Overview
- Head coach Scott Robertson confirmed the matchday 23 for England, with Scott Barrett passed fit to start at lock and resume the captaincy.
- Simon Parker returns at blindside flanker, sending Wallace Sititi to the bench.
- Caleb Clarke is out with a concussion, shifting Leicester Fainga’anuku to the wing and bringing Billy Proctor in at outside centre.
- Anton Lienert-Brown is named on the bench for midfield cover, with Damian McKenzie again among the replacements.
- Robertson noted Twickenham’s intensity and recent tight meetings, as England arrive on a nine-match winning streak.