England has announced an unchanged starting line-up for the Rugby World Cup final against South Africa on Saturday.
The team to take the field is: Elliot Daly, Anthony Watson, Manu Tuilagi, Owen Farrell, Jonny May; George Ford, Ben Youngs; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler; Maro Itoje, Courtney Lawes; Tom Curry, Sam Underhill and Billy Vunipola.
The only change in the match-day squad is on the bench, with Ben Spencer replacing the injured Willi Heinz.
Coach Eddie Jones had been expected to go back to the line-up he used against Australia – with Farrell at fly-half but instead he stuck with the side that produced a shock victory against the New Zealand All Blacks last weekend.
Jones said on Thursday: "It has been a good week, the players have been together a while now so it's less about the volume of training, it's more about sharpening the sword.
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"We know the physical part of the game is going to be important and the players will go into this game well prepared knowing how we want to play. We will go and play with no fear.
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