England tour of Japan: Marcus Smith at fly-half as Chandler Cunningham-South makes first start

Marcus Smith is at fly-half with flanker Chandler Cunningham-South to make his first Test start when England face Japan in Tokyo on Saturday.

Marcus Smith is at fly-half and flanker Chandler Cunningham-South will make his first Test start when England face Eddie Jones' Japan in Tokyo on Saturday.

Marcus Smith starts over namesake Fin, with Northampton's Premiership title winner among the replacements."We're looking forward to the challenge of playing Japan at their national stadium," said Borthwick. "That's a nice place to be as a captain. I am also very lucky to have the coaching staff that we do who are so attentive and their attention to detail is absolutely second to none. They make my life very, very easy.

George Martin and Maro Itoje are the locks, with Sam Underhill and Ben Earl joining Cunningham-South in the back row.

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