Seven changes for England

Dave Attwood
12 April 2012

Gloucester lock Dave Attwood will renew hostilities with the Australian Barbarians on Tuesday less than a week after having two stamping charges dismissed.

Attwood was cited for two alleged incidents in last Tuesday's 28-28 draw with the Barbarians, the second of which left opposite number Mitch Chapman requiring up to 17 stitches in his head.

Both charges were thrown out by the judicial officer after England successfully argued the citing commissioner should not have been from Australia.

Attwood will line up against Chapman again on Tuesday at Gosford's Bluetongue Stadium in an England starting team featuring seven personnel changes from the Perth draw.

Joe Worsley has replaced Chris Robshaw as captain and blindside flanker while wing David Strettle and centre Dominic Waldouck make their first starts of the tour.

Props Jon Golding and Paul Doran-Jones also come into the team while England have switched Dan Ward-Smith from number eight to join Attwood in the second row.

James Haskell, who came off the bench in Saturday's Test defeat to the Wallabies, takes over from Ward-Smith in the back row and will pack down alongside Worsley and openside flanker Steffon Armitage.

Haskell is the only member of the 22-man Test squad asked to start tomorrow, though Tait is on the bench.

The Barbarians team includes a return for Wallaby hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau in the hope he can prove his fitness ahead of Saturday's second Test in Sydney.

Polota-Nau's return would be timely after Australia's front row was crushed by England on Saturday.

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