LONDON: Ben Te'o will make his first England appearance in nearly a year after being selected at outside centre in the defending champions' Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome on Sunday.
British and Irish Lions midfielder Te'o has displaced Jonathan Joseph in the side picked by Australian coach Eddie Jones after recovering from a severe ankle injury that ruled him out of England's November series.
England (15-1)
Mike Brown, Anthony Watson, Ben Te'o, Owen Farrell, Jonny May; George Ford, Ben Youngs; Sam Simmonds, Chris Robshaw, Courtney Lawes; Maro Itoje, Joe Launchbury; Dan Cole, Dylan Hartley (capt), Mako Vunipola
Replacements: Jamie George, Alec Hepburn, Harry Williams, George Kruis, Sam Underhill, Danny Care, Jonathan Joseph, Jack Nowell
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