England make 10 changes for Japan clash at Twickenham

England have named a side that looks very different from the one many fans expected. Steve Borthwick has made 10 personnel changes and two positional changes for Saturday's Nations Championship match against Japan at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, according to The Guardian. Personnel changes mean new faces in the team. Positional changes mean players moving to new spots.

Will Joseph starts on the right wing, the outside edge of the back line, where pace and finishing count. Max Ojomoh is named at inside centre, the midfield berth that links the playmaker to the attack outside him.

Henry Pollock starts at No 8, the forward who sits at the back of the scrum and often collects the ball from it. It is his second start for England.

George Ford starts at fly-half, the player who steers the attack and kicks. Freddie Steward is at full-back, the last defender in the side. Fin Smith has been rested, and Marcus Smith is on the bench.

Several senior players are missing. Ollie Chessum, George Furbank, Seb Atkinson and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso are all unavailable. Furbank is injured.

There is also a debut to look forward to. Northampton scrum-half Archie McParland is in line to make his England debut from the bench. A scrum-half is the link between the forwards and the backs, the player who sends the ball from the base of the scrum to the rest of the team.

Japan are coached by Eddie Jones, the former England head coach who led the side to the 2019 Rugby World Cup final. They are still searching for a first win over England. Japan have lost all six of their previous Test meetings with England, and Saturday's game is another chance to change that record.

For England, the new-look line-up gives several players a chance to show what they can do at this level. Borthwick and his staff will be watching closely.