England Name Side For South Africa

New Cap Tom Johnson

Stuart Lancaster has named new cap Joe Marler to start in the front row for Saturday's test against South Africa. The Halrequins player has had an outstanding season and benefits from Alex Corbisiero's injury to earn a call up for the first a full England debut. Elsewhere in the forwards Tom Johnson earns a first full international cap following an impressive display against the Barbarians. The Exeter Chief fills in for the missing Tom Croft and Tom Wood. James Haskell has been left out of the squad due to little training time giving the 29 year old chief a chance to prove himself in South Africa. Dylan Hartley returns to the England front row after an eight week ban for biting, with Dan Cole making up the rest of the front row. Elsewhere Chris Robshaw will start at openside as captain with Ben Morgan continuing from the end of the six nations at number 8. Geoff Parling starts at second row with the South African born Mouritz Botha making up the forward pack to partner Parling in the second row.

In the backs there is recall for Ben Youngs. Youngs had begun to show the form which made him an England regular under Martin Johnson at the end of the season and has earned a recall pushing Lee Dickson down to the bench. The only other change from England's team who faced Ireland at Twickenham in the last match of the 6 Nations, sees Ben Foden replacing David Strettle on the wing with another Harlequin Mike Brown moving to full back.

On the bench, Jonathan Joseph sits ready to gain his first full international cap. Alongside him sit the axed Lee Dickson in the number 2 fly half Toby Flood. England have also named Paul Doran-Jones on the bench and there is no place for James Haskell, Christian Wade or Alex Corbisiero.

The team selection indicates a more mobile pack with the selection of Marler and Johnson instead of the likes of Dowson and Corbisiero. Choosing Brown at full back opens England's counter attack game more and by picking Foden on the wing, it is a clear move from Lancaster to deal with the high balls and have a structured attacking game. Brad Barritt and Manu Tuilagi in the centres will do a lot of ball carrying and tackling in order to stop the South African pack moving forward and potentially could stop the South African forwards game.

15) Brown 14) Foden 13) Tuilagi 12) Barritt 11) Ashton 10) Farrell 9) Youngs
8) Morgan 7) Robshaw 6) Johnson 5) Botha 4) Parling 3) Marler 2) Hartley 1) Cole

Replacements - Mears, Doran-Jones, Palmer, Dowson, Dickson, Flood, Joseph