England host Italy in Spherical 2 of Six Nations on Sunday (3pm); Marcus Smith is dropped from aspect, with Owen Farrell shifting to fly-half; centres Henry Slade, Ollie Lawrence are available in to start out; Jack Willis replaces Ben Curry at openside; Tom Curry (hamstring), Courtney Lawes (calf) nonetheless out

Marcus Smith has been dropped from the England aspect to face Italy at Twickenham within the Six Nations

Marcus Smith has been dropped to the bench by England head coach Steve Borthwick for Saturday’s Six Nations conflict vs Italy, with skipper Owen Farrell shifting to fly-half as one among three modifications. 

To facilitate Farrell’s shift from inside-centre to No 10, Exeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade is introduced in to midfield after his restoration from a hip damage, as is Bathtub’s Ollie Lawrence, with Joe Marchant dropped to the bench.

Among the many forwards, Jack Willis is called to start out instead of Ben Curry at openside flanker – the latter minimize from the England squad earlier within the week, together with Ben Youngs and Anthony Watson.

Willis faces Italy at Twickenham two years on from struggling a severe knee damage in the identical fixture, which stored him out of the sport for 53 weeks.

England: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Max Malins, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Ollie Lawrence, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Jack van Poortvliet; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Jamie George, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 4 Ollie Chessum, 5 Maro Itoje, 6 Lewis Ludlam, 7 Jack Willis, 8 Alex Dombrandt

Replacements: 16 Jack Walker, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Ben Earl, 21 Alex Mitchell, 22 Marcus Smith, 23 Henry Arundell.

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