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Center Henry Slade has been passed fit to start by England for their opening Autumn Nations Series match against the All Blacks at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.
Slade, who is recovering from shoulder surgery, was released from a training camp in Girona to play for Exeter Chiefs on Sunday, playing 54 minutes against Harlequins in his first action of the season .
He partners Ollie Lawrence in a relatively stable side named by Steve Borthwick to face New Zealand, with Ben Spencer getting the nod to start at scrum-half ahead of Harry Randall and Jack van Poortvliet.
Chandler Cunningham-South retains his place on the blind side of the summer tour following an injury to Ollie Chessum last week, while six forwards are named on a bulky bench.
Flanker Sam Underhill, however, is not in the matchday squad, having started all of England’s games so far this year.
“We are excited to take on the challenge of playing against one of the best teams in world rugby,” said England head coach Borthwick.
“We will have to be precise, keep our discipline and maintain a level of intensity throughout the match, from the first whistle to the last moment.
“With only two matches at the Allianz Stadium in our last 15 games, it’s fantastic to come back and play in front of our home crowd again. The energy and passion of our fans always gives the team an extra boost .”
With George Ford fit to make the bench, Marcus Smith keeps the reins at fly-half, while his half-back partner Spencer starts his first game for England in Alex Mitchell’s absence.
Ellis Genge and Will Stuart start either side of the front row, with youngster Fin Baxter and veteran Dan Cole on the bench.
Tom Curry takes Underhill’s place at the open side and is expected to feature alongside his twin brother Ben for the first time at Test level.
England face New Zealand at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham (Saturday 2 November, 3:10 p.m. GMT)
Starting XV: 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Jamie George (captain), 3 Will Stuart; 4 Maro Itoje, 5 George Martin; 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 7 Tom Curry, 8 Ben Earl; 9 Ben Spencer, 10 Marcus Smith; 11 Tommy Freeman, 12 Ollie Lawrence, 13 Henry Slade, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso; 15 George Furbank.
Substitutes: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Ben Curry, 21 Alex Dombrandt; 22 Harry Randall, 23 George Ford.
