What sort of England team will turn up against Japan? Steve Borthwick could not have been more emphatic in his selection, at least. In making just two changes to the side to face Eddie Jones’s team, with the return of senior players George Furbank and Tom Curry to the starting XV,

England head coach Steve Borthwick has said that he has “seen growth” in his side this month after they registered their first win of their Autumn Nations Series campaign against Japan on Sunday in their final match of the year.

England ended their five-match losing streak with a comprehensive 59-14 rout of Japan at Allianz Stadium. Jamie George and Luke Cowan-Dickie both scored two tries, while Ben Earl, Sam Underhill, Ollie Sleightholme, George Furbank and Tom Roebuck also crossed as Steve Borthwick’s side concluded their Autumn Nations series in style.

Tom Curry ‘desperate’ to face Japan despite recent concussion – Steve Borthwick - England back row Curry will reprise his destructive ‘Kamikaze Kids’ partnership with Sam Underhill.

There are always debates in any England team selection. But there should not even be the slightest debate that Tom Curry should be anywhere near England’s squad after being knocked out against Australia two weeks ago.

England’s decision to start Tom Curry against Japan on Sunday just two weeks after he was knocked out against Australia has been questioned by concussion campaigners. Curry suffered his second concussion of the season against the Wallabies after his head collided with the knee of Australia’s Rob Valetini,

Tom Curry returns for autumn finale after latest concussion - George Furbank also returns for must-win clash at Twickenham, with Fin Smith and the uncapped Asher Opoku-Fordjour set for chances