All change for England

Stuart Lancaster has named a second-string line-up for Wednesday's tour match against the Southern Barbarians in Kimberley.

Robson to lead second-string line-up

Stuart Lancaster has named a second-string line-up for Wednesday's tour match against the Southern Barbarians in Kimberley. Harlequins lock George Robson will lead out the side, which is completely changed following the first Test loss to South Africa in Durban. That means Nick Abendanon comes straight into the squad after he replaced the injured Mike Brown in the tour squad - with the Bath full-back having already been in South Africa for the wedding of Pieter Dixon. Danny Care and James Haskell will be looking to stake a claim for places in the Test squad, while Dave Strettle, Alex Goode and Christian Wade will be looking to profit from Brown's absence. The omission of Jonathan Joseph, though, would indicate that he is definitely set to play some part in Saturday's second Test in Johannesburg - especially as Brad Barritt has been ruled out. England head coach Stuart Lancaster said: "Every one of the 22 is desperate to play. They have trained superbly and their attitude while waiting for their chance has been first class.

Competition

"There is a lot of competition for places across the board and Wednesday gives these players a chance to lay down a marker and for the whole squad to build some momentum towards Saturday's Test. "George (Robson) has had a tremendous season for Harlequins, has made a great contribution to this tour already, both in training and as part of the leadership group, and I know he will captain the team well. "Only Ugo Monye and Alex Corbisiero will not have had any game time by the end of Wednesday but there will still be three matches to go and their opportunity will come." England: 15 Alex Goode (Saracens), 14 David Strettle (Saracens), 13 Anthony Allen (Leicester Tigers), 12 Jordan Turner-Hall (Harlequins), 11 Christian Wade (London Wasps), 10 Charlie Hodgson (Saracens), 9 Danny Care (Harlequins), 1 Matt Mullan (Worcester Warriors), 2 Joe Gray (Harlequins), 3 Paul Doran Jones (Northampton Saints), 4 Graham Kitchener (Leicester Tigers), 5 George Robson (capt, Harlequins), 6 James Haskell (Otago Highlanders), 7 Carl Fearns (Bath Rugby), 8 Thomas Waldrom (Leicester Tigers)
Replacements: 16 Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers), 17 Rupert Harden (Gloucester Rugby), 18 Tom Palmer (Stade Francais), 19 Jamie Gibson (London Irish), 20 Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints), 21 George Lowe (Harlequins), 22 Nick Abendanon (Bath Rugby)