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England v Japan: Eddie Jones explains how debutante Joe Cokanasiga has come out of his shell in training

A heavily changed England side takes on Japan on Saturday afternoon in the third of their autumn internationals, with Eddie Jones looking to get his side back to winning ways after last weekend’s defeat by the All Blacks.

Jones hands Bath wing Joe Cokanasiga his England debut while Zach Mercer makes his first start at No 8, with only four players being retained and just two of those in the same position in the form of full-back Elliot Daly and lock Maro Itoje.

George Ford comes in at fly-half to replace Owen Farrell and captain the side on what will be his 50th cap, but he will want to ensure that England do not suffer a similar fate to the Springboks in 2015 after witnessing Japan pull off one of the great shocks of rugby union. Follow the live action below.

What time does it start?

England vs Japan kicks off at 3:00pm on Saturday 17 November.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main event from 2:30pm.

Teams

England: Elliot Daly; Joe Cokanasiga, Jack Nowell, Alex Lozowski, Chris Ashton; George Ford, Danny Care; Alec Hepburn, Jamie George, Harry Williams; Charlie Ewels, Maro Itoje; Courtney Lawes, Mark Wilson, Zach Mercer.

Replacements: Dylan Hartley, Ben Moon, Kyle Sinckler, Ted Hill, Sam Underhill, Richard Wigglesworth, Owen Farrell, Henry Slade.

Japan: Will Tupou; Akihito Yamada, Timothy Lafaele, Ryoto Nakamura, Kenki Fukuoka; Yu Tamura, Fumiaki Tanaka; Keita Inagaki, Atsushi Sakate, Koo Ji-won, Wimpie van der Walt; Uwe Helu, Michael Leitch, Masakatsu Nishikawa, Kazuki Himeno.

Replacements: Yusuke Niwai, Koki Yamamoto, Aasaeli Ai Valu, Samuela Anise, Hendrik Tui, Shunsuke Nunomaki, Yutaka Nagare, Rikiya Matsuda.

Key Points

• England vs Japan kicked off at 3:00pm
• Danny Care scores early try for England
• Jamie George sin-binned as Japan fight back with Ryoto Nakamura scoring
• Michael Leitch adds a second try for Japan
• England get back in front with a Mark Wilson try

[17 November 2018 16:59 · Samuel Lovett]

A fine performance from Maro Itoje who has been named man-of-the-match

[17 November 2018 16:59 · Samuel Lovett]

So, that's all from me folks! What an afternoon it's been! Make sure to tune in for next weekend's clash as England look to end the series on a high against Australia - until then!