Women’s Six Nations: Millie David to start for Red Roses against Wales

Elsewhere, England are almost in the fourth-place combination with Lilli Ives Campion the last key player to be sidelined with a knee injury.

Zoe Stratford, Abbie Ward and Rosie Galligan are pregnant, while Morwenna Talling has been ruled out of the tournament after suffering a leg injury in the win over Ireland at the weekend.

Back row Abi Burton and Delaney Burns, who won the last of her three previous matches in 2023, will be paired in the engine room.

The fly-half jersey changes hands once again, with Holly Aitchison taking the 10th spot, replacing rival Zoe Harrison.

Supporters MacKenzie Carson and Sarah Bern were promoted from the bench to the starting line-up, along with 113-cap winger Marlie Packer.

Despite the setbacks and early matches, England’s strength in depth appears to be enough to surpass the Wales team, who have been at the bottom of the table in the last two Six Nations campaigns.

England: Kildunne; David, Jones (c), Rowland, Moloney-MacDonald; Aitchison, L Packer; Carson, Cokayne, Bern, Burton, Burns, Kabeya, M Packer, Feaunati.

Replacements: Powell, Clifford, Muir, Lutui, Short, Robinson, Harrison, Breach