England have dropped Marcus Smith for Sunday's Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham with Elliot Daly replacing him as coach Steve Borthwick makes three changes to the line-up that began the narrow victory over Scotland.

England’s Six Nations clash with Italy is set to miss out on live BBC radio coverage despite prior promises of every match on its two sporting stations.

Marcus Smith and Henry Slade have been dropped for England's Six Nations clash with Italy, while Jamie George is in line to win his 100th cap having been named in the starting line-up for Sunday's match.

England keen to ‘unleash’ Marcus Smith late on after dropping him to the bench - Fraser Dingwall has also been recalled for his first Test appearance in a year in place of Henry Slade.

England have dropped Marcus Smith and Henry Slade in a dramatic shake-up of the backline for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy at Allianz Stadium. Smith is demoted to the bench to make way for the recall of Elliot Daly at full-back,

England coach Steve Borthwick has dropped Marcus Smith from his starting side for the Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham on Sunday. With Fin Smith retained at fly-half in the team announced by Borthwick on Wednesday,