Ford Returns At 10 For England Against All Blacks

Quilter Nations Series: England v New Zealand

Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Date: Saturday, 15 November Kick-off: 15:10 GMT

Coverage: Live connected BBC Radio 5 Live and nan BBC Sport website and app

George Ford returns astatine fly-half and Freddie Steward astatine full-back for England's much-anticipated showdown pinch New Zealand connected Saturday successful Twickenham.

Tom Roebuck has recovered from an ankle problem and replaces nan injured Tommy Freeman connected nan correct wing.

In nan forwards, Sam Underhill starts connected nan open-side flank pinch Guy Pepper connected nan blind-side and Ben Earl astatine number eight.

With Ollie Chessum out, Alex Coles partners skipper Maro Itoje successful nan 2nd row, while Fin Baxter, Jamie George and Joe Heyes are nan starting beforehand row.

Head coach Steve Borthwick has again opted for a 6-2 divided connected nan bench, pinch Chandler Cunningham-South, Tom Curry and Henry Pollock among nan reinforcements.

Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ellis Genge and Will Stuart - each British and Irish Lions this summertime - are besides portion of a formidable bench.

Marcus Smith is preferred to Fin Smith arsenic nan extracurricular backmost replacement.

The versatile Elliot Daly, who has trained pinch nan squad but not played since breaking his limb playing for nan British and Irish Lions successful July, is besides near retired of nan matchday 23.

England: Steward; Roebuck, Lawrence, Dingwall, Feyi-Waboso; Ford, Mitchell; Baxter, George, Heyes, Itoje, Coles, Pepper, Underhill, Earl

Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Genge, Stuart, Cunningham-South, T Curry, Pollock, Spencer, M Smith