Steve Borthwick’s team are on a run of five consecutive defeats, so there’s a lot riding on the final England Autumn International of 2024. The head coach has subsequently named a full-strength side for the visit of Japan, managed by England’s former boss, Eddie Jones.

Borthwick has made two changes to the starting XV that lost to South Africa last week, with George Furbank coming in for Freddie Steward at full-back, and Tom Curry – who has passed HIA protocols after being knocked unconscious against Australia – replacing Chandler Cunningham-South in the back row.

On the bench, Sale Sharks’ Asher Opoku-Fordjour is in line to win his first cap at prop, while Fin Smith gets the nod over George Ford as replacement fly-half.

“We anticipate a tough challenge from a team that thrives on playing fast and with tempo,” said Borthwick. “Japan are a dangerous team so it’s important that we execute our game plan and maintain focus throughout the full 80 minutes.”

England v Japan kicks off at 4.10pm on Sunday 24 November.

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England Autumn Internationals 2024 – team v Japan

15. George Furbank
14. Tommy Freeman
13. Ollie Lawrence
12. Henry Slade
11. Ollie Sleightholme
10. Marcus Smith
9. Jack van Poortvliet

1. Ellis Genge
2. Jamie George
3. Will Stuart
4. Maro Itoje
5. George Martin
6. Tom Curry
7. Sam Underhill
8. Ben Earl

Replacements:
16. Luke Cowan-Dickie
17. Fin Baxter
18. Asher Opoku-Fordjour
19. Nick Isiekwe
20. Chandler Cunningham-South
21. Harry Randall
22. Fin Smith
23. Tom Roebuck

England Autumn Internationals 2024 squad

Forwards

Fin Baxter (Harlequins, 5 caps)
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers, 23 caps)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 118 caps)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks, 43 caps)
Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 10 caps)
Ben Curry (Sale Sharks, 6 caps)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 55 caps)
Theo Dan (Saracens, 15 caps)
Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints, 2 caps)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 20 caps)
Ben Earl (Saracens, 36 caps)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 31 caps)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 65 caps)
Jamie George (Saracens, 96 caps)
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 14 caps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 87 caps)
Joe Marler (Harlequins, 95 caps)
George Martin (Leicester Tigers, 18 caps)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 44 caps)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 39 caps)

Backs

Elliot Daly (Saracens, 69 caps)
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs, 8 caps)
George Ford (Sale Sharks, 98 caps)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints, 14 caps)
George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 13 caps)
Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby, 30 caps)
Alex Lozowski (Saracens, 5 caps)
Luke Northmore (Harlequins, 2 caps)
Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, 10 caps)
Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks, 2 caps)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 68 caps)
Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints, 4 caps)
Fin Smith (Northampton Saints, 5 caps)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 38 caps)
Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 8 caps)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 35 caps)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, 15 caps)

England Autumn Nations Series fixtures 2024

Sunday 24 November 2024

• England v Japan
  Twickenham Stadium, London
  Kick-off: 4.10pm GMT / 6.10pm SAST / 3.10am AEDT (Monday) / 5.10am NZDT (Monday) / 11.10am ET / 8.10am PT

England Autumn Nations Series results 2024

Saturday 2 November 2024

• England 22 v 24 New Zealand
  Twickenham Stadium, London

Saturday 9 November 2024

• England 37 v 42 Australia
  Twickenham Stadium, London

Saturday 16 November 2024

• England 20 v 29 South Africa
  Twickenham Stadium, London