England make changes ahead of Fiji clash

England head coach Steve Borthwick has named a 36-player squad for the Test against Fiji at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

While there are no major injury concerns following the 25-7 win over Australia, Borthwick has made two changes. Teenager Noah Caluori and Max Ojomoh have been released to their clubs and will thus miss the Fiji match.

In their places, Beno Obano returns to the England fold and could win his first cap since the 2024 Six Nations.

Northampton Saints lock Tom Lockett has also been added to the squad, bringing fresh options into the forward pack. Freddie Steward remains included in the squad despite a suspected hand issue and is expected to be monitored.

Borthwick says the changes reflect the need to balance continuity with experimentation during the Autumn Nations Series.

Following the game against Fiji, England will also be locking horns with New Zealand and Argentina on 15th and 23rd November respectively.

England squad:

Forwards: Fin Baxter, Ollie Chessum, Alex Coles, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Chandler Cunningham-South, Tom Curry, Theo Dan, Ben Earl, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Maro Itoje, Nick Isiekwe, Jack Kenningham, Tom Lockett, Beno Obano, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Guy Pepper, Henry Pollock, Will Stuart, Sam Underhill

Backs: Henry Arundell, Fraser Dingwall, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, George Ford, Tommy Freeman, Ollie Lawrence, Alex Mitchell, Cadan Murley, Raffi Quirke, Tom Roebuck, Henry Slade, Fin Smith, Marcus Smith, Ben Spencer, Freddie Steward