Owen Farrell to start at fly-half for England

England have selected Owen Farrell at fly-half and Sam Burgess at inside centre for Saturday’s crunch World Cup showdown with Wales at Twickenham.

George Ford has been demoted as first choice playmaker – a position held since last autumn – to make room for Farrell despite showing solid form during the warm-up matches and the 35-11 victory over Fiji.