England has named a virtually full-strength team for Saturday's Rugby World Cup warm-up match against France, its last game before finalizing a 31-man squad for the tournament.
Rugby league convert Sam Burgess missed out on selection, meaning he will not have another opportunity to impress coach Stuart Lancaster before the final squad announcement on Aug. 31.
Burgess made his England debut at centre in Saturday's 19-14 win over France at Twickenham.
Lancaster selected a reserve team for that match but has brought back his leading players for the return game in Paris.
There is pressure on Luther Burrell to produce a good performance after fellow centres Burgess and Henry Slade impressed at the weekend.
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Team:
Mike Brown, Jack Nowell, Jonathan Joseph, Luther Burrell, Jonny May, George Ford, Ben Youngs; Joe Marler, Tom Youngs, Dan Cole, Courtney Lawes, Joe Launchbury, James Haskell, Chris Robshaw, Billy Vunipola. Reserves: Jamie George, Mako Vunipola, David Wilson, Dave Attwood, Nick Easter, Danny Care, Danny Cipriani, Billy Twelvetrees.
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