Overview
- Ford will start at fly-half at Twickenham for his 104th cap, preferred to Fin Smith with Marcus Smith named on the bench.
- England opt for a 6-2 forwards-to-backs split as Freddie Steward returns at full-back, Tom Roebuck starts on the wing, Alex Coles partners Maro Itoje at lock, and Sam Underhill comes into the back row.
- Tommy Freeman is ruled out for the rest of the series with a hamstring issue, while Ollie Chessum is being monitored with hope he could be available for Argentina.
- With Marcus Smith the only outside back among the replacements, No. 8 Ben Earl is positioned to cover centre if required.
- England face New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday before concluding their November schedule against Argentina next weekend.