Bristol Bears ace Harry Randall misses out for England in first Test against the All Blacks

Bristol Bears scrum-half Harry Randall has not been named in England's 23-man squad to face the All Blacks on Saturday despite scoring a try off the bench against Japan in his side's last international.

England men’s head coach Steve Borthwick has made two changes to his starting line-up to face New Zealand at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. Both changes to the side that defeated Japan 17-52 in Tokyo 10 days ago come in the frontrow with Harlequins' Joe Marler and Bath's Will Stuart starting.

Northampton Saints' Alex Mitchell starts at number nine and Randall is replaced on the bench by Bath's Ben Spencer. Bristol teammate Gabriel Oghre, who is uncapped, also misses out on the match-day squad again on his first senior tour.

Saracens veteran Jamie George will skipper the side once again, supported by four vice-captains: Maro Itoje, Ben Earl, Henry Slade and Marler.

At lock, Itoje partners George Martin. The back row sees Sam Underhill at openside flanker, Chandler Cunningham-South on the blindside, and Earl at number eight.

In the half-back berths, scrum-half Alex Mitchell is paired with Marcus Smith at 10. The midfield sees Ollie Lawrence named at inside centre with Slade at 13. In the back three, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso starts on the right wing, with Tommy Freeman on the left and George Furbank selected at full-back to round off the starting line-up.

Amongst the replacements, the uncapped duo of Fin Baxter and Ollie Sleightholme are poised to win their first England caps from the bench. Alex Coles is also called into the match day 23, alongside Theo Dan, Dan Cole, Tom Curry, and Fin Smith.

Cole will win his 114th cap to equal Jason Leonard as England's second most capped men's player.

Borthwick said: “It doesn’t get more challenging than playing New Zealand at home, but it’s exactly where we want to be."We want to find out more about ourselves and test ourselves against one of the best teams in the world.

Test rugby is a game of fine margins, so our mindset is going to be very important on Saturday. We’ll need to be mentally strong, play a tactically smart game and ensure we maintain our discipline.

“The Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin is a great venue with a quick surface, and the closed roof should make the atmosphere very special.”

The games kicks off at 8.05am UK time on Saturday morning and is being shown live on Sky Sports.

England

15. George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 10 caps)
14. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs, 4 caps)
13. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 63 caps) – vice-captain
12. Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby, 25 caps)
11. Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints, 9 caps)
10. Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 33 caps)
9. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, 16 caps)
1. Joe Marler (Harlequins, 94 caps) – vice-captain
2. Jamie George (Saracens, 91 caps) – captain
3. Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 39 caps)
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens, 82 caps) – vice-captain
5. George Martin (Leicester Tigers, 13 caps)
6. Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 5 caps)
7. Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 36 caps)
8. Ben Earl (Saracens, 31 caps) – vice-captain

Replacements:

16. Theo Dan (Saracens, 13 caps)
17. Fin Baxter (Harlequins, uncapped)
18. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 113 caps)
19. Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, 5 caps)
20. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 51 caps)
21. Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 5 caps)
22. Fin Smith (Northampton Saints, 3 caps)
23. Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints, uncapped)