England vs Italy LIVE
Six Nations 2019
Venue: Twickenham
Kick-off: 16.45 GMT
Grand Slam dreams crushed by a sobering loss to Wales a fortnight ago, England have licked their wounds and are back in action at Twickenham today as they look to stay in contention for the Championship.
The visitors to south west London in round four are Conor O'Shea's Italy, who have shown glimpses of progression in all three of their 2019 Six Nations matches to date but have now lost 20 in a row in the competition - a dismal run dating back to 2015 that has inevitably sparked more questions over the prospect of promotion and relegation.
England look to be deviating from their kick and chase gameplan this afternoon after it stalled so badly in Cardiff, with Eddie Jones bringing in several powerful ball-carriers in the likes of Ben Te'o, Joe Cokanasiga and Ellis Genge.
Joe Launchbury and Brad Shields also come into the fold, while Italy have experienced captain Sergio Parisse back from injury as they hope to cause an almighty shock. Luca Bigi and Sebastian Negri are also drafted into the Azzurri starting XV.
Follow all the build-up to England vs Italy with Standard Sport right here...
Can't see the England vs Italy rugby LIVE: Six Nations 2019 latest score blog? Click here to access our desktop page.
England XV: Daly; Cokanasiga, Tuilagi, Te'o, May; Farrell (c), Youngs; Genge, George, Sinckler; Launchbury, Kruis; Shields, Curry, Vunipola
Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Moon, Cole, Hughes, Wilson, Robson, Ford, Slade
Italy welcome back experienced captain Sergio Parisse in one of three alterations made to the XV who lost to Ireland.
Sebastian Negri also returns to the back row following illness as Maxime Mbanda and Jimmy Tuivaiti drop out.
Lucas Bigi replaces Leonardo Ghiraldini at hooker and Gloucester's Jake Polledri is named as a replacement after an ankle injury.
Italy XV: Hayward; Padovani, Campagnaro, Morisi, Esposito; Allan, Tebaldi; Lovotti, Bigi, Ferrari; Ruzza, Budd; Negri, Steyn, Parisse (c)
Replacements: Ghiraldini, Traore, Pasquali, Sisi, Polledri, Palazzani, McKinley, Castello
QBE Insurance helps businesses, from start-ups and SMEs to multinationals, to identify, manage and insure their risks. For more information go to qbeeurope.com
