England ring the changes as Marcus Smith and Fin Smith both start against Fiji

Marcus Smith starts at full-back for England against Fiji (Mike Egerton/PA) - (PA Wire)

England have overhauled their team for Saturday’s match against Fiji with full-back Marcus Smith and fly-half Fin Smith given starts at Allianz Stadium.

Ellis Genge will lead the team as one of two co-captains, the second being regular skipper Maro Itoje who is named on the bench for the first time since 2017.

There are only eight survivors from the 25-7 victory over Australia that opened the autumn and just six retain the same starting jersey with Tommy Freeman moving to the wing and Ben Earl slotting in at openside flanker.

Maro Itoje starts on the bench for England for the first time in eight years (Ben Whitley/PA) (PA Wire)

Earl’s back row move is to accommodate Chandler Cunningham-South’s first start at number eight as head coach Steve Borthwick looks to build depth in the position following Tom Willis’ decision to join Bordeaux next season.