Lewis Moody back to boost England

Lewis Moody has returned from injury to captain an England team featuring nine changes for Sunday's Rugby World Cup appointment against Georgia.

Moody missed last weekend's victory over Argentina after suffering knee ligament damage in England's first warm-up international against Wales on August 6.

The Bath flanker has played fewer than five full matches since initially injuring his knee in a Heineken Cup match in January, which ruled him out of the Six Nations.

But he has finally been given clearance to start by the England medics and returns in place of James Haskell at openside flanker, with Tom Wood to make his World Cup debut on the blindside as Tom Croft drops to the bench.

Matt Stevens, a tighthead prop by preference, has been pressed into action at loosehead while Dylan Hartley takes over from Steve Thompson at hooker.
Simon Shaw and Tom Palmer form a new second-row partnership, taking over from Louis Deacon and the suspended Courtney Lawes.

Number eight Nick Easter and tighthead prop Dan Cole are the only survivors in the pack from England's 13-9 victory over Argentina.

England have reunited their Six Nations title-winning half-back combination of Ben Youngs and Toby Flood, while Shontayne Hape takes over from Mike Tindall at inside centre. The back three of Ben Foden, Delon Armitage and Chris Ashton remains unchanged.