Attwood will start again for England

GLOUCESTER lock Dave Attwood will renew hostilities with the Australian Barbarians today, less than a week after having two stamping charges dismissed. Attwood was cited for two alleged incidents in last Tuesday's 28-28 draw with the Barbarians, the second of which left opposite number Mitch Chapman requiring stitches in his head.

Both charges were thrown out by the judicial officer after England successfully argued the citing commissioner should not have been from Australia.

Attwood will line up against Chapman again today at Gosford's Bluetongue Stadium in an England starting team featuring seven personnel changes from the Perth draw.

Joe Worsley has replaced Chris Robshaw as captain and blindside flanker while wing David Strettle and centre Dominic Waldouck make their first starts of the tour.

Props Jon Golding and Paul Doran-Jones also start while England have switched Dan Ward-Smith from No 8 to join Attwood in the second row. James Haskell, who came off the bench in Saturday's Test defeat to the Wallabies, takes over from Ward-Smith in the back row.

England: D Armitage (London Irish); D Strettle (Harlequins), D Waldouck (Wasps), O Barkley, M Banahan (both Bath); C Hodgson, R Wigglesworth (both Sale Sharks); J Golding (Newcastle), L Mears (Bath), P Doran-Jones (Gloucester), D Attwood (Gloucester), D Ward-Smith (Wasps), J Worsley (Wasps, capt), S Armitage (London Irish), J Haskell (Stade Francais). Replacements: R Webber (Wasps), D Flatman (Bath), C Robshaw (Harlequins), P Dowson (Northampton), P Hodgson (London Irish), S Geraghty (Northampton), M Tait (Sale Sharks).