England head coach John Mitchell has shaken up his squad and made 12 changes to the starting XV, ahead of their final Pool A clash with Australia on Saturday evening in Brighton (Live on RTÉ2).
Jess Breach, Megan Jones and Rosie Galligan are the only three survivors from last week's crushing of Samoa, with Alex Matthews taking over the captaincy for just the second time in her Red Roses career.
Breach, who scored a hat trick of tries last time around, will win her 50th cap in the final pool stage game, and will be hoping to add to her phenomenal try scoring record of 52 tries in those previous 49 tests.
Hannah Botterman, Abbie Ward, Zoe Harrison, Abby Dow and Ellie Kildunne are among the star returnees to the starting side, with Sarah Bern, Lucy Packer and Helena Rowland among the replacements bench.
England come into the game off the back of 29th successive victories, and will be overwhelming favourites, especially with a bolstered squad.
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England: Ellie Kildunne; Abby Dow, Megan Jones, Tatyana Heard, Jess Breach, Zoe Harrison, Natasha Hunt; Hannah Botterman, Amy Cokayne, Maud Muir; Rosie Galligan, Abbie Ward; Morwenna Talling, Sadia Kabeya, Alex Matthews (capt).
Replacements: Lark Atkin-Davies, Kelsey Clifford, Sarah Bern, Lilli Ives Campion, Maddie Feaunati, Lucy Packer, Holly Aitchison, Helena Rowland.
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