England v Japan: Nations Championship rugby union – live

Updates from 4.40pm (GMT) start at the Allianz Stadium Preview: Ojomoh and Pollock get their shot | Email Alex Screen tests for the new James Bond aren’t the only major auditions taking place in England this autumn. With Steve Borthwick’s claiming that “probably 26 to 28” places

Updates from 4.40pm (GMT) start at the Allianz Stadium Preview: Ojomoh and Pollock get their shot | Email Alex Screen tests for the new James Bond aren’t the only major auditions taking place in England this autumn. With Steve Borthwick’s claiming that “probably 26 to 28” places in his 33-man World Cup squad are decided, any players on the fringes will be highly motivated to impress. Which adds to the intrigue around this Nations Championship clash with Japan, for which Borthwick has made 10 changes from the XV that stuck 45 points on Australia last weekend.

Admittedly, some of those switches are down to injury woes – alas, Manny Feyi-Waboso! – but mainly it’s England’s head coach testing his depth/resting first-choice options for the All Blacks next weekend. That means a second England start for Henry Pollock (at No 8) while the exciting Max Ojomoh is at inside centre.

Reliable George Ford gets the nod at fly-half. Continue reading...