Angleterre: Borthwick capitaine

Six joueurs feront leurs grands débuts. L'ailier Topsy Ojo, le talonneur David Paice, le 2e ligne Nick Kennedy (London Irish), le demi de mêlée Danny Care (Harlequins), le pilier Jason Hobson (Bristol) et le talonneur de Northampton Dylan Hartley.

Arrières: Mike Brown (Harlequins), Paul Sackey (Wasps), David Strettle (Harlequins), Topsy Ojo (London Irish), Mathew Tait (Newcastle), Mike Tindall (Gloucester), Jamie Noon (Newcastle), Toby Flood (Newcastle), Olly Barkley (Bath), Danny Cipriani (Wasps), Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks), Richard Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks), Peter Richards (London Irish), Danny Care (Harlequins).

Avants: : Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks), Tim Payne (Wasps), Matt Stevens (Bath), Jason Hobson (Bristol), Lee Mears (Bath), Dylan Hartley (Northampton), David Paice (London Irish), Steve Borthwick (Bath) (c), Ben Kay (Leicester), Nick Kennedy (London Irish), Tom Palmer (Wasps), Tom Croft (Leicester), James Haskell (Wasps), Joe Worsley (Wasps), Michael Lipman (Bath), Tom Rees (Wasps), Nick Easter (Harlequins), Luke Narraway (Gloucester).