England drop Smith and Slade in surprise shake-up for Italy clash 

OUT YOU GO: England's Marcus Smith during a training session at LNER Community Stadium, York. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

England have dropped Marcus Smith and Henry Slade in a dramatic shake-up of the backline for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy at Allianz Stadium.

Smith is demoted to the bench to make way for the recall of Elliot Daly at full-back, while Slade is jettisoned from the 23 altogether, with Fraser Dingwall making his first Test appearance since last year's championship.