James Botham will form part of a rookie flank-pairing for Wales against England this Saturday, teaming up with Shane Lewis-Hughes in the back-row. He and Lewis-Hughes, who both play for the Cardiff Blues, have just three caps between them at 22 and 23 years old respectively. James Botham, grandson of England cricket legend Ian, will start for Wales against the English in the Autumn Nations Cup this SaturdayBotham starts his second Test in a row after playing against Georgia last weekendWales team to face England on Saturday Halfpenny; Adams, Tompkins, J Williams, Rees-Zammit; Biggar, Lloyd Williams; W Jones, Elias, Lee, Ball, AW Jones, Lewis-Hughes, Botham, Faletau. As Sportsmail revealed on Wednesday, Lloyd Williams – an unlikely hero of the 2015 Wales World Cup win over England at Twickenham – will start scrum-half as Rhys Webb makes the bench. In the second-row Alun Wyn Jones – playing a 22nd consecutive match against England, every single one since 2007 – is joined by Jake Ball.

Source: Daily Mail November 26, 2020 12:30 UTC