"England: Marcus Smith; Tommy Freeman, Ollie Lawrence, Fraser Dingwall, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso; Fin Smith, Alex Mitchell; Ellis Genge, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Joe Heyes; Alex Coles, Ollie Chessum; Guy Pepper, Ben Earl, Chandler Cunningham-South. Replacements: Jamie George, Fin Baxter, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Maro Itoje, Tom Curry, Henry Pollock, Ben Spencer, Henry Arundell. Fiji: Salesi Rayasi; Selestino Ravutaumada, Kalaveti Ravouvou, Josua Tuisova, Jiuta Wainiqolo; Caleb Muntz, Simione Kuruvoli;"
"Like the silver birches near my house at this time of year, England in the autumn are a mixed offering. How lovely they can look due to the changes and natural developments, before the inevitable atrophying dumps of loads of mess all over the place that you must spend weeks clearing up in a foul mood. And it's started raining. Steve Borthwick will powerfully wish to change this picture and it's started OK for him."
The pre-match atmosphere featured dimmed lights, pumped EDM and pitchside flames as players prepared to enter the field. England and Fiji lineups were announced, with a full complement of starters and named replacements for both sides. Steve Borthwick provided instructions during the warm-up and aims to improve England's autumn form. England began the November series with an opening win over Australia, marking a better start than the previous year that included three losses and a solitary win over Japan. Rain began during preparations, adding to the challenge ahead of the fixture.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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