England have dropped Marcus Smith to the bench and brought in Fraser Dingwall to the centres in place of the axed Henry Slade in a major shake-up of the backs for Sunday’s must-win Six Nations match at home to Italy.

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 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.

Marcus Smith has been axed from England’s starting XV by boss Steve Borthwick ahead of Sunday’s Six Nations clash with Italy. The Harlequin star has started the last 10 Tests for England, eight at fly-half and games against France and Scotland at full-back, but now is out of the 15 altogether.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has dropped Marcus Smith to the bench for the Six Nations clash with Italy, with Henry Slade also missing out in a refreshed backline. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

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 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,