Argentina v England: Teams
England captain Mike Tindall insists his squad are raring to go as they prepare to face Argentina on Saturday in Dunedin.
Last Updated: 09/09/11 8:04am
England captain Mike Tindall insists his squad are raring to go as they prepare to face Argentina on Saturday in Dunedin.
Tindall has retained the captaincy for the clash after flanker Lewis Moody was ruled out with a knee injury.
And although he will be delighted to be leading England out at the Otago Stadium, the Gloucester centre claims he is putting personal achievement to one side.
"It is definitely an honour but I'm not going to allow myself to think about that," he told Sky Sports News.
"We've got a job to do. We've trained really well all week and I just want the boys to go out there and enjoy their World Cup experience.
"We want it to be as enjoyable as possible and that means performing."
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With Moody ruled out, James Haskell will move across to the openside and Nick Easter will come in at No.8.
The other change to the England line-up sees Delon Armitage start on the wing after Mark Cueto was rested as a precaution after struggling with a lower back problem.
Argentina have sprung their own surprise in selection, with Juan Figallo favoured in the front row ahead of the experienced Martin Scelzo.
And coach Santiago Phelan has confidence that the Montpellier prop can rise to the challenge.
"We know he is a young player but he is developing very well," Phelan said.
"He had very good year in Montpellier so now we think he is the best option for right prop."
Phelan has made just one change to the line-up that lost to Wales, with centre Gonzalo Tiesi selected ahead of the benched Marcelo Bosch.
England: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Manu Tuilagi, 12 Mike Tindall (capt), 11 Delon Armitage, 10 Jonny Wilkinson, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 1 Andrew Sheridan, 2 Steve Thompson, 3 Dan Cole, 4 Louis Deacon, 5 Courtney Lawes, 6 Tom Croft, 7 James Haskell, 8 Nick Easter.
Replacements: 16 Dylan Hartley, 17 Matt Stevens, 18 Tom Palmer, 19 Tom Wood, 20 Ben Youngs, 21 Toby Flood, 22 Matt Banahan
Argentina: 15 Martin Rodriguez, 14 Horacio Agulla, 13 Gonzalo Tiesi, 12 Santiago Fernandez, 11 Gonzalo Camacho, 10 Felipe Contepomi, 9 Nicolas Vergallo, 8 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 6 Julio Farias Cabello, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Juan Figallo, 2 Mario Ledesma, 1 Rodrigo Roncero.
Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Martin Scelzo, 18 Mariano Galarza, 19 Alejandro Campos, 20 Alfredo Lalanne, 21 Marcelo Bosch, 22 Juan Jose Imhoff
