Cipriani to start for England tomorrow

Flyhalf Danny Cipriani will make his first start for England since 2008 in a dead-rubber test against South Africa in Cape Town tomorrow.

“We are expecting a wet and windy day at Newlands and have elected to play Danny Cipriani ahead of George Ford to give us a left-foot kicking option,” coach Eddie Jones said.

His inclusion in place of Ford is one of four changes from the team that lost the second test and the series in Bloemfontein last weekend.

Loosehead prop Joe Marler replaces Mako Vunipola, who returned home last weekend for family reasons.

Number eight Billy Vunipola, a brother of Mako, was ruled out of the Cape Town tour finale by injury, and Nathan Hughes comes in.

Illness forced a change at loose forward with Brad Shields sidelined and Chris Robshaw recalled a week after being dropped for the first time by Australian-born Jones.

There are three changes to the bench – with prop Alex Hepburn, lock Jonny Hill and loose forward Sam Simmonds promoted in a 6-2 forwards backs split.

The England team is:

(Nos 15-1): Elliot Daly; Jonny May, Henry Slade, Owen Farrell (capt), Mike Brown; Danny Cipriani, Ben Youngs; Nathan Hughes, Tom Curry, Chris Robshaw; Maro Itoje, Joe Launchbury; Kyle Sinckler, Jamie George, Mako Vunipola.

Replacements (Nos 16-23): Luke Cowan Dickie, Alec Hepburn, Harry Williams, Jonny Hill, Mark Wilson, Sam Simmonds, Ben Spencer, Denny Solomona.