Leonard leads out England

Veteran prop Jason Leonard led out England’s World Cup hopefuls at the Millennium Stadium this afternoon for the first of three warm-up Tests which will help Clive Woodward finalise the make-up of his 30-man squad.

There were no survivors from the starting XV that defeated Australia 25-14 in Melbourne two months ago as Woodward looked to give fringe players such as debutants Dan Scarbrough and Stuart Abbott a chance to prove their mettle.