Boss Johnson hands four Red Rose debut

Martin Johnson has included four debutants — Delon Armitage, Ugo Monye, Riki Flutey and Nick Kennedy — in the England team to start against the Pacific Islanders on Saturday.

Johnson’s first squad selection as England team boss also includes a potential fifth debutant in Dylan Hartley, the uncapped Northampton hooker who has been included on the bench.

Kennedy, the London Irish lock, toured with England to New Zealand in the summer but did not feature in either Test defeat. He will start in the second row alongside captain Steve Borthwick after being preferred to Wasps duo Tom Palmer and Simon Shaw.