England come Flooding in

England coach Stuart Lancaster has rung the changes ahead of his team's second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday.


In all the starting XV shows five changes - two positional - from the one that lost 17-22 to the Springboks in Durban last week.


The most noteworthy of the changes are at flyhalf, where Toby Flood replaces Owen Farrell.


The other changes are injury related.


Ben Foden moves to fullback for the injured Mike Brown and David Strettle comes on to the left wing.


Jonathan Joseph will start his first England international on Saturday.


The highly acclaimed London Irish centre comes in at No.13 in place of Manusamoa Tuilagi, who switches inside for the injured Brad Barritt.


The pack remains the same, while there are changes on the replacements' bench.


Alex Corbisiero gets his first chance in the Test series, in place of Paul Doran Jones, while Alex Goode takes over from Toby Flood.


The England mentor, Lancaster, said Flood deserves his chance.


"Owen [Farrell] has had a fantastic season and I am sure he will make a significant impact from the bench," the coach said.


"However, Toby [Flood] has waited patiently for his opportunity and the time is right to allow him the chance to demonstrate his experience and skills in what will be a very tough challenge.


"It's a shame for Mike Brown who worked hard to get that Test start, but Ben Foden naturally reverts to fullback and we return to the wing partnership of David Strettle and Chris Ashton that served us well in the Six Nations."


Lancaster also expressed confidence that his inexperienced midfield combination would be able to cope with the Bok bruisers - Frans Steyn and Jean de Villiers.


"I am delighted for JJ [Jonathan Joseph]," the coach said, adding: "He has trained very well and showed against the Barbarians and in his short time on the field in the first Test that he is ready to make the step to international rugby.


"To have two 21-year-old centres is exciting and we are looking forward to seeing this combination in action."


England: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Manusamoa Tuilagi, 11 David Strettle, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Chris Robshaw (captain), 6 Tom Johnson, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Mouritz Botha, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Joe Marler.

Replacements: 16 Lee Mears, 17 Alex Corbisiero, 18 Tom Palmer, 19 Phil Dowson, 20 Lee Dickson, 21 Owen Farrell, 22 Alex Goode.


Date: Saturday, June 16

Venue: Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg

Kick-off: 17.05 (15.05 GMT)

Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Steve Walsh (Australia), Simon McDowell (Ireland)

TMO: Iain Ramage (Scotland)