ENGLAND:Caretaker coach Stuart Lancaster gave a vote of confidence to his inexperienced side yesterday by naming an unchanged team to face Italy tomorrow. Lancaster has gone with the side that opened Englands defence of the title with 13-6 win over Scotland at Murrayfield last weekend for the trip to Romes Stadio Olimpico. Seven players were capped for the first time last weekend.
ENGLAND (v Italy): B Foden; C Ashton, B Barritt, O Farrell, D Strettle; C Hodgson, B Youngs; A Corbisiero, D Hartley, D Cole, M Botha, T Palmer, T Croft, C Robshaw, P Dowson. Replacements: R Webber, M Stevens, G Parling, B Morgan, L Dickson, J Turner-Hall, M Brown.
WALES:Gethin Jenkins and Dan Lydiate will start for Wales against Scotland in Cardiff on Sunday after recovering from injury. Both missed last Sunday's 23-21 win over Ireland.
Ryan Jones, who featured in the backrow against Ireland, moves to lock to replace Bradley Davies who will miss the rest of the Six Nations after he was suspended for seven weeks for his spear tackle on Donnacha Ryan. Loosehead prop Jenkins has overcome a knee problem and replaces Rhys Gill in the frontrow while backrow Lydiate is fit after an ankle injury and returns to the blindside flank.
WALES (v Scotland): L Halfpenny; A Cuthbert, J Davies, J Roberts, G North; R Priestland, M Phillips; G Jenkins, H Bennett, A Jones, R Jones, I Evans, D Lydiate, S Warburton (capt), T Faletau. Replacements: K Owens, P James, L Reed, A Powell, L Williams, J Hook, S Williams.
