Overview
- England make seven changes with Marcus Smith at full-back, Fin Smith at fly-half, Ellis Genge captaining and Maro Itoje named on the bench as co‑captain.
- Chandler Cunningham-South earns his first Test start at number eight, Ben Earl shifts to openside flanker and George Ford is left out of the matchday 23.
- Freddie Steward’s hand issue and Tom Roebuck’s ankle injury prompt backline reshuffles, while Tom Willis’s move to Bordeaux-Bègles removed him from England selection plans.
- England vs Fiji is scheduled for Saturday, 8 November at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, with kick-off at 17:40 GMT.
- Scotland select Kyle Steyn on the wing over joint-record try-scorer Duhan van der Merwe, with Jamie Ritchie and Zander Fagerson also out of the 23 for the New Zealand test at Murrayfield.