Owen Farrell will return as captain for the rest of England’s World Cup campaign with Steve Borthwick giving his clear backing to the fly-half, who comes straight back into the side for Saturday’s match against Chile.
Farrell is available again after his four-match suspension and expressed his relief at returning to the side, saying he is “not a good watcher”. He regains the No 10 jersey, with Borthwick omitting George Ford from the starting lineup and handing Marcus Smith a first start at full-back.
