Elliot Daly will play for the first time since breaking his arm on British & Irish Lions duty in June as he starts on the wing for England against Argentina on Sunday.
The 33-year-old replaces Tom Roebuck, who suffered a foot injury in last weekend’s 33-19 win over New Zealand.
“He has been chomping at the bit for a few weeks,” said head coach Steve Borthwick of Daly on Rugby Union Weekly
“He has been desperate to get going. He was given the OK last week, he was available for selection, but I felt that his return to contact needed that little bit longer.
“He is good to go this week. The nature of his injury means he has been able to do plenty of running, so he looks in fantastic condition. He ran a speed time last week that was at, or very very close to, to his fastest speed ever.”
Daly’s inclusion is one of six changes to the starting XV as Borthwick, whose hand is partly forced by injury, experiments with more combinations.
Henry Slade is at outside centre with Ollie Lawrence ruled out with a hamstring problem.
Elsewhere, there is an all-new front row with Ellis Genge and Luke Cowan-Dickie recalled alongside Asher Opoku-Fordjour, who makes only his second Test start.
Ben Spencer starts at scrum-half, while Theo Dan is named on the bench with Saracens team-mate Jamie George ruled out with hamstring trouble.
Marcus Smith is on the bench once more, with full-back Freddie Steward showing no signs of concussion after a head knock against the All Blacks, and fly-half George Ford, who scored 13 points last weekend, retained.
