Fin Smith will start at fly-half against Fiji on Saturday, with Marcus Smith at full-back and regular captain Maro Itoje on the bench, as England head coach Steve Borthwick rotates through his combinations once more.

Chandler Cunningham-South, who can play at flanker and second row, will make his first Test start at number eight as Borthwick attempts to add depth in the position following Tom Willis' decision to move to France at the end of the season and out of international eligibility.

With Tom Roebuck left out after suffering a recurrence of an ankle complaint in training on Tuesday, Tommy Freeman reverts to the wing, allowing Ollie Lawrence to make his international comeback in the centres.

Lawrence tore his Achilles tendon in the Six Nations win over Italy in March, but has made a faster-than-expected recovery after a rehabilitation, featuring hyperbaric chambers and red light therapy, which he documented on social media.

Northampton's Alex Coles comes into the second row, with Itoje's influence saved for the second half. Prop Ellis Genge, back in the starting line-up, will be the on-field captain from the start.

George Ford, who steered England through a successful tour of the Americas in the summer while both Fin and Marcus Smith were on British and Irish Lions duty, has been left out of the matchday squad entirely.