England heed wake-up call
But Woodward has vowed that "a different England" will emerge from the ruins left by a shambolic display against Ireland nine days ago.
Head coach Woodward promised he would not over-react in the wake of his world champions' shock 19-13 defeat, which ended a run of 22 successive Test wins on home soil and destroyed England's Grand Slam dream.
And there are just four changes including the positional switch of strike weapon Jason Robinson for next Saturday's RBS 6 Nations Championship appointment with Wales at Twickenham.
Bath centre Mike Tindall will make his first England start since the World Cup final, after recovering from a serious ankle injury which sidelined him for two months.
Robinson, having carried out emergency midfield duties in Tindall's prolonged absence, reverts to full-back and groin-injury victim Iain Balshaw drops out.
Bath lock Danny Grewcock and Sale Sharks flanker Chris Jones both return to the pack, as expected, replacing Steve Borthwick and Joe Worsley, who are both on the bench, along with World Cup squad members Julian White and Mike Catt.
Fit-again prop White's selection means no Twickenham finale for world-record cap-holder Jason Leonard, who is retiring from Test rugby later this month after 114 England appearances.
Woodward fields 12 of his World Cup final starting XV with Grewcock, Jones and fly-half Paul Grayson featuring instead of Martin Johnson, Neil Back and Jonny Wilkinson respectively.
Leicester flanker Back, now ready to join Leonard in international retirement after next week's Six Nations showdown against France, loses his place among the substitutes.
Woodward has never been interested in sentiment, and his sole focus this week is for England to get back on track, knowing that victories over Wales and France should secure a fourth Six Nations title in five years.
"A performance like the one against Ireland was waiting to happen, and I am glad it has happened sooner rather than later," said Woodward.
"It has been a massive wake-up call for everyone in the squad, from me downwards.
"We can take it playing badly one week, but we can't afford to do it ever again. I'm glad to see some familiar faces back in white Grewcock and Tindall which allows us to pick a fairly settled team.
"Everybody in the squad fully understands why we won the World Cup and why we're the number one-ranked team in the world, and how easy it is to let it slip.
"I pride myself on England being the best prepared team and setting standards above any other team. I think they've slipped after the World Cup, through nobody's fault, but everybody has got to take responsibility for this, especially me.
Meanwhile Neil Back yesterday became the fourth member of England's World Cup squad to call time on his international career.
The Leicester and Lions flanker will quit Test rugby after this season's RBS 6 Nations Championship, following his fellow 35-year-old Jason Leonard, while World Cup skipper Martin Johnson and scrum-half Kyran Bracken have already stepped down.
Back said: "I no longer feel that I can commit to the summer tour, so I will be retiring from international rugby post-Six Nations.
"I phoned Clive (England coach Sir Clive Woodward) on Friday to tell him that the thought of spending another summer away from my family, allied to the situation at Leicester, had persuaded me that I did not want to tour. I knew when I made the phone call that I probably had played my last game for England.
"I am well aware that Clive has said he will only consider players for the Six Nations who are committed to the tour of New Zealand and Australia," Back told The Mirror.
Once labelled as being too small for international rugby, he quickly removed that tag through a succession of all-action displays.
He played in three World Cups 1995, 1999 and 2003 and captained England to victories over the likes of Australia, Wales and Italy.
He became the first England forward in 117 years to score four tries in a Test when Holland were destroyed during a qualifier for the 1999 World Cup.
Back has also made history by dropping a goal against Italy in Rome four years ago a feat that no other England forward had previously achieved. And the revered England back-row combination he forged alongside Richard Hill and Lawrence Dallaglio remains one of the finest that rugby has ever seen.
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