"New captain" - Sir Clive Woodward reveals the five changes he'd make to the England XV

The World Cup-winning coach, writing in his column for the Mail Online, has selected the England team he'd pick with multiple changes to the XV.

Check out his thoughts below.

Woodward wrote: "I have long argued for Alex Dombrandt to be given a start at No 8 and am genuinely excited by the attacking possibilities England now have at 8, 9 and 10.

"However, I didn’t expect Sam Simmonds to be dropped. I wanted him at blindside where he would prosper in an attack-minded environment. Simmonds is the one England back-rower who can switch positions with ease."

Woodward wrote: "Let’s be quite clear: Itoje is England’s preeminent player, the only member of the team who would make a World XV. It concerns me that he doesn’t seem to enjoy that status.

"Take the captaincy. Surely he is the obvious choice in Owen Farrell’s absence? Indeed, with Farrell facing a fight for his starting place when he returns I would have made Itoje captain anyway.

"He led England to a Junior World Cup in 2014. He is a proven winner with Saracens and an incredibly intelligent player who seems to be on top of everything."

Woodward's England XV: Steward; Malins, Slade, Atkinson, Radwan; Smith, Randall; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Sinckler; Itoje (c), Isiekwe; Simmonds, Dombrandt, Curry.