Fin Smith will start at fly-half for England. ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images
Welcome to ESPN’s live updates as Italy host England in the fourth round of the Six Nations.
There are two games left following the fallow week, with plenty at stake for both sides heading into the final rounds.
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Italy are chasing a first-ever win over England, while Steve Borthwick’s side are looking to avoid a third-straight defeat.
Jamie George, Alex Coles, Guy Pepper, Ben Spencer, Fin Smith, Cadan Murley, Seb Atkinson, Tom Roebuck and Elliot Daly will all start, while Marcus Smith is named on the bench.
The entire backline has been changed from the one that lost to Ireland with Spencer and Fin Smith starting at half-back, replacing the injured Alex Mitchell and George Ford, who has been dropped from the matchday squad.