England’s line-up against France to be announced earlier than expected

• Stuart Lancaster brings forward team news by 72 hours• Sam Burgess and Henry Slade likely to be handed debutsEngland will bring forward their team announcement for Saturday’s World Cup warm-up game against France by 72 hours.Head coach Stuart Lancaster was scheduled to name his starting XV for the first of the three matches building up to England 2015 on Thursday, but the revised plan will see the side named on Monday. No reason has been given for the change. Continue reading...