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England coach Jones goes with tried and tested to face Japan

Reuters
England coach Eddie Jones has kept a strong line-up for his side's next game against Japan
England coach Eddie Jones has kept a strong line-up for his side's next game against JapanReuters
England coach Eddie Jones (62) has resisted the temptation to give game time to several of his rarely used training group after naming a largely unchanged 25-man squad to face Japan at Twickenham on Saturday.

With matches against New Zealand and South Africa to come, many fans had identified the Japan match as an opportunity for Jones to have a look at the likes young guns Cadan Murley (23), Will Joseph (20) and Tommy Freeman (21).

Following Sunday's 30-29 defeat by Argentina, however, Jones appears to have given his mainly first-choice team another chance to find the "cohesion" he said was lacking against the Pumas.

The only change to his backs is the addition of two-cap Leicester centre Guy Porter (25). That means no place again for Alex Mitchell (25), still with only one cap to his name, as Ben Youngs (33) and Leicester teammate Jack van Poortvliet (21) will look after the scrum half duties.

In the pack, the earlier-than-expected return of hooker Jamie George (32) from a foot injury means Jack Singleton (26) drops out, along with flanker Sean Robinson (31).

Jones will release two more players when he names his England matchday squad on Thursday.

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