"But England dismissed them emphatically, with a much-changed side, with two England players making their debuts, and Emile Smith Rowe making his first start. The average age of that squad, just under 23, is the youngest we've seen under Gareth Southgate. "But, that is where these players have got to keep working hard and try to fulfill the potential of the squad." "We've really enjoyed it," Stembridge, Team Bath's head coach, said after their victory. For the second week in a row, England had to make a Covid-19-enforced change to their announced starting XV as Ellis Genge's positive test saw Bevan Rodd - who only linked up with the squad earlier in the week after Joe Marler was ruled out for the same reason - handed his first Test start.
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