England scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth wants electric Twickenham to welcome Wales

Richard Wigglesworth is hoping the home fans can recreate the World Cup opening-night atmosphere for the mouth-watering clash with Wales on Saturday night.

Wales are facing an injury crisis ahead of the heavyweight Pool A encounter while England name their team on Thursday morning with head coach Stuart Lancaster hinting strongly after the bonus-point victory over the Fijians that changes will be made.

Former rugby league star Sam Burgess is being touted to start in the centres and Wigglesworth, who was a replacement in the opening 35-11 bonus-point win, predicted another electric night in south-west London.

The Saracens scrum-half said: "I'd say Twickenham had a different feel at the weekend, it was the best I ever heard it, definitely just a different feel around the place.

"I guess that will be ramped up again this weekend. There will be plenty of Welsh fans in there as well screaming for their boys but I hope our guys bring the noise like they did at the weekend. Hopefully we'll give them something to cheer about."

Wigglesworth admitted England would not underestimate Wales, despite their depletion due to a host of injuries.

He added: "We know we're going to get the best of Wales on Saturday which, hopefully, is going to bring the best out of us. We're under no illusions what a tough, tough test this is going to be. I wouldn't want it any other way.

"Warren Gatland will try and get his lads revved up and go to Twickenham to take the points, which is what every team is going to try and do. It's up to us to impose ourselves on them and hopefully we walk away with the points."

Leigh Halfpenny (knee) and Rhys Webb (foot) were ruled out by Gatland before the tournament and now centre Cory Allen will miss the rest of the competition after suffering a hamstring tear in the 54-9 victory over 5,000-1 outsiders Uruguay.

Wigglesworth said: "A quality player like Rhys Webb, we were gutted for him, as a bloke to miss out on the World Cup.

"But when you have Mike Phillips, who has nearly 100 caps and a couple of Lions tours under his belt, it certainly doesn't weaken it. So that will only sharpen our mind."

His Saracens half-back partner Owen Farrell is under consideration to start, as are No 8 Billy Vunipola, centre Sam Burgess and lock Joe Launchbury.

"I feel good and the rest of the bench for the Fiji game feel the same. If you are named on the bench, you are there to make a positive impact," Wigglesworth said.

"Things get made of the bench when it performs well, but we are running on fresh. The lads who start aren't so we've got to make some sort of positive impact.

"Obviously all the lads who aren't in the starting XV are pushing all the time, that's hopefully what's making us into a good squad."