Daly recalled to face Argentina as Borthwick makes six changes to England

Elliot Daly, Henry Slade, Ben Spencer and Asher Opoku-Fordjour have all been named in a reshuffled England XV for their final autumn Test against Argentina on Sunday. Steve Borthwick has made six changes in total, with Ellis Genge and Luke Cowan-Dickie promoted from the bench.

Daly will be on the left wing while Slade will line up at centre against the Pumas as the hosts look to register their 11th successive Test victory. Spencer takes over from Alex Mitchell at scrum-half while Opoku-Fordjour replaces Joe Heyes in the front row.

Borthwick’s hand has been partly forced by injuries to Tom Roebuck, Ollie Lawrence and Tommy Freeman. It has opened the way for Daly to make his first appearance since breaking his arm against the Queensland Reds on this year’s British & Irish Lions tour of Australia.

The 33-year-old has yet to play a game for Saracens or England since his injury in June, but was cleared by a specialist to return to full training last week. Slade, meanwhile, has had to be patient this month but a hamstring injury to Lawrence has offered him an opportunity to partner Fraser Dingwall.

The unavailability of Jamie George has also given his Saracens teammate Theo Dan a chance to shine off the bench while Bath’s Charlie Ewels is back in the matchday 23, with Chandler Cunningham-South not involved.

Borthwick said: “Last weekend gave us plenty to build on, and now the challenge is to push our performance further. Argentina play with emotion and physicality, and they’ve shown they can beat the best in world rugby this year. We know how dangerous they can be, and we are preparing for a fiercely contested Test match.”

England, though, are keen to give their fans more to shout about this weekend after their 33-19 win over New Zealand last Saturday. “We have felt exceptional support at Allianz Stadium throughout this series,” said Borthwick. “It provides a real lift for the players, and we hope to create lasting memories for our supporters on Sunday.”

England (v Argentina, Sunday): Steward (Leicester Tigers); Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs), Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Dingwall (Northampton Saints), Daly (Saracens); Ford (Sale Sharks), Spencer (Bath Rugby); Genge (Bristol Bears), Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks), Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks), Itoje (Saracens, capt), Coles (Northampton Saints), Pepper (Bath), Underhill (Bath), Earl (Saracens). Replacements: Dan (Saracens), Baxter (Harlequins), Stuart (Bath), Ewels (Bath), Curry (Sale Sharks), Pollock (Northampton Saints), Mitchell (Northampton Saints), M Smith (Harlequins).