England v Pacific I: Teams

Danny Cipriani is relishing the chance to renew his partnership with Danny Care when England take on the Pacific Islanders on Saturday.

The two Dannys have played together for England through the age-groups, however Saturday will be the first time the talented tyros have played together for the senior side.

And although the pair have just five caps between, Cipriani believes that they will gel together quickly.

Cipriani said: "I played with Danny when I was younger quite a bit. He takes a lot of pressure off the 10. He's got a great pass.

"His step and go, his first 10 metres is electric, he's going to have a chance to do his magic and there is a good sense of belief building."

Cipriani and Care have been charged with releasing the pace and power in the new-look England backline - with Riki Flutey, Ugo Monye and Delon Armitage all set to make their debuts.

Nick Kennedy will also make his first start in the second row, while Dylan Hartley is likely to win his first cap off the bench.

The Pacific Islanders are aiming for their first win since forming in 2004.

So far the team, made up of players from Samoa, Tonga and Fiji, have lost all six of their games - despite the individual nations having provided successes in their own rights.

And flanker Nili Latu, who has been one of the stars of the Tonga squad, believes the battle in the forwards will be crucial.

"It is going to be a big pack," he said.

"We haven't had a long time to come together but we are confident we can do the job.

"The hard yards start up front and if we set the platform right we have the backs to finish it off. We are confident we have the forward pack to do that."

England: 15 D Armitage (London Irish), 14 P Sackey (Wasps), 13 J Noon (Newcastle), 12 R Flutey (Wasps), 11 U Monye (Harlequins), 10 D Cipriani (Wasps), 9 D Care (Harlequins), 1 A Sheridan (Sale Sharks), 2 L Mears (Bath), 3 M Stevens (Bath), 4 S Borthwick (Saracens, captain), 5 N Kennedy (London Irish), 6 T Croft (Leicester), 7 T Rees (Wasps), 8 N Easter (Harlequins).
Replacements: 16 D Hartley (Northampton), 17 P Vickery (Wasps), 18 T Palmer (Wasps), 19 J Haskell (Wasps), 20 M Lipman (Bath), 21 H Ellis (Leicester), 22 T Flood (Leicester).

Pacific Islanders: 15 Kameli Ratuvou (Saracens and Fiji), 14 Sailosi Tagicakibau (London Irish and Samoa), 13 Seru Rabeni (Leicester and Fiji), 12 Seilala Mapusua (London Irish and Samoa), 11 Vilimoni Delasau (Montauban and Fiji), 10 Pierre Hola (Kobelca and Tonga), 9 Mosese Rauluni (Saracens and Fiji), 1 Justin Va'a (Glasgow and Samoa), 2 Aleki Lutui (Worcester and Tonga), 3 Census Johnston (Saracens and Samoa), 4 Filipo Levi (Ricoh and Samoa), 5 Kele Leawere (Hino Motors and Fiji), 6 Semisi Naevo (NEC and Fiji), 7 Nili Latu (NEC and Tonga), 8 Finau Maka (Toulouse and Tonga).
Replacements: 16 Sunia Koto (London Welsh and Fiji), 17 Kisi Pulu (Perpignan and Tonga), 18 Hale T Pole (Suntory and Tonga), 19 George Stowers (World Kobe and Samoa), 20 Sililo Martens (Scarlets and Tonga), 21 Seremaia Bai (Clermont Auvergne and Fiji), 22 Epi Taione (Harlequins and Tonga).