Ben Earl starts at No 8 in the absence of Billy Vunipola as Steve Borthwick makes nine changes from side that lost in Dublin
There is still no sign of flanker Tom Curry, who is yet to play this summer, with Lawes and Jack Willis and picked to play either side of Earl.
George Ford gets another chance to impress at fly-half, with Sale teammate Manu Tuilagi and Ollie Lawrence combining to make a powerful centre partnership.England team vs Fiji10. George Ford – vice-captain 4. Maro Itoje 16. Jack Walker 22. Marcus Smith “After another eventful and dramatic encounter against the number one team in the world in Dublin last weekend, we are delighted to be back at Twickenham with our home supporters to welcome an in-form Fiji team,” Borthwick said.
“Fiji have proven themselves to be a strong opposition and we look forward to what we expect to be an exciting and challenging game. Rest assured that we will be looking to convert the opportunities we have recently been creating week-on-week into points on the scoreboard. On Courtney Lawes, Borthwick commented: “We couldn’t be prouder of Courtney on achieving his incredible milestone after 14 years of excellent performances for his country.
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