STEVE HAS TOP 10s

STEVE BORTHWICK praised England's strength in depth after George Ford won the race for the No.10 shirt for Saturday's November opener against Australia.

- BY ADAM HATHAWAY

Ford has beaten off the challenge of Northampton's Fin Smith, who is benched, and Harlequins' Marcus Smith, who is not in the Twickenham 23.

And boss Borthwick unveiled his version of the ‘Bomb Squad', employed by South Africa, by naming six Lions tourists on a stacked bench.