England vs Japan LIVE: Rugby match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Star attraction: Henry Pollock is in the England team to face JapanPARugby’s Nations Championship continues at Twickenham this afternoon as England face a Japan side coached by Eddie Jones. The hosts are heavy favourites to record another strong win and get one over on their former long-time boss, having significantly eased the latest growing pressure on Steve Borthwick with a record rout of old rivals Australia last weekend. 45 points was the most they have ever scored in a game against the Wallabies, who were blown away by seven tries.England pledged to come out fighting for Borthwick after newspaper headlines over an alleged rift in camp and did just that, making it three wins in a row after finishing the summer with victories over Fiji and Argentina. They should take care of Japan in a warm-up for next weekend’s showdown with New Zealand, though as ever there have been plenty of mind games from Jones, who says his team want the “sky to fall in” at Twickenham as they target a first-ever win over England having pushed Wales close in Cardiff.Borthwick has made 10 changes to the side that thrashed Australia, including starts for the likes of Henry Pollock, Max Ojomoh and Will Joseph. Follow England vs Japan live below!England vs Japan latest newsEngland make 10 changes as Henry Pollock startsSteve Borthwick has made 10 changes to the England team that brushed aside the woeful Wallabies 45-22 at Twickenham last weekend - the most points they have ever scored in a game against Australia. And it should have been far more.Only captain Maro Itoje, man of the match Henry Slade, scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet and versatile forwards Alex Coles and Ben Earl retain their starting berths, with the latter pair both switching positions.Fresh from his two tries off the wing in the second half against Australia, Henry Pollock starts for England for the first time since the home Six Nations drubbing by Ireland in February, getting the nod at number eight.Earl switches to openside flanker as a result as Ben Curry makes way, while Coles scrummaged on the blindside against the Wallabies anyway despite starting at lock and now has the No6 on his back.GettyEngland vs Japan lineupsEngland XV: Steward; Joseph, Slade, Ojomoh, Murley; Ford, Van Poortvliet; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour; Itoje (c), Martin; Coles, Earl, PollockReplacements: Dan, Iyogun, Heyes, Clark, B Curry, Fisilau, McParland, M SmithJapan XV: Ueda; Ishida, Riley, Tua, Tokito; Kitahara, Saito (co-c); Kamimori, Harada, Takeuchi; Hockings, Dearns (co-c); Gunter, Shimokawa, CornelsenReplacements: Sato, Otsuka, Helu, Stolberg, Costley, Fujiwara, Komura, LeeHow to watch England vs JapanTV channel: England vs Japan is being televised live and free-to-air on ITV in the UK.Coverage begins at 4:30pm GMT on ITV1 - after the conclusion of Wales vs New Zealand in Cardiff, which has had a very lively opening indeed.Live stream: The match is also available to watch live online via the ITVX website and app, which is free with a sign-up.England vs Japan liveHello and welcome to Standard Sport’s live coverage of England vs Japan on another busy day in rugby’s Nations Championship.Eddie Jones returns to Twickenham this afternoon, looking to pull off a mammoth upset against his former employers after pushing Wales hard in Cardiff last weekend.But the Brave Blossoms are massive underdogs against a confident England team who are hunting a fourth win in a row after producing a record rout of old rivals Australia last time out.That was a statement performance as the players came out fighting for Jones’ under-fire successor Steve Borthwick following a difficult build-up centred on explosive reports of a huge summer rift in camp.With only the All Blacks left to come ahead of finals weekend on home soil, much-changed England will want to send another message in attack today.Kick-off is at 4:40pm GMT, so stay tuned for match build-up, team news and live updates, including insight and analysis from Standard Sport’s Sam Tabuteau at Twickenham.PA