England coach (AUS) has named his team for the Pool C match against USA at Kobe Misaki Stadium on Thursday 26 September:

1. Joe Marler
2. Luke Cowan-Dickie
3. Dan Cole
4. Joe Launchbury
5. George Kruis
6. Tom Curry
7. Lewis Ludlam
8. Billy Vunipola
9. Willi Heinz
10. George Ford (capt.)
11. Joe Cokanasiga
12. Piers Francis
13. Jonathan Joseph
14. Ruaridh McConnochie
15. Elliot Daly

16. Jack Singleton
17. Ellis Genge
18. Kyle Sinckler
19. Courtney Lawes
20. Mark Wilson
21. Ben Youngs
22. Owen Farrell
23. Anthony Watson

• England have made 10 changes, with only Joe Marler, Tom Curry, Billy Vunipola, George Ford, and Elliot Daly remaining from the 15 who started against Tonga on Sunday.

• With regular captain Owen Farrell on the bench, George Ford captains England for the fifth time.

• Dan Cole equals Jonny Wilkinson – who is third in England’s all-time list – on 91 caps. Ben Youngs will join them if he comes off the bench.

• Ruaridh McConnochie wins just his second cap for England, having made his debut in their final warm-up match against Italy on 6 September.

• Luke Cowan-Dickie has scored three tries in his last five matches, all in 2019. He failed to score for England in his first 11 tests.

• The last time England made 10 changes was in 2003, when they went on to win it. In that tournament, they did this twice.