Follow all the action from the World Cup warm-up match on the RugbyPass live blog as England host Italy at St James’ Park in Newcastle.
Having been beaten by France in Paris in their last outing, Conor O'Shea has reshuffled his Italy team to face England in Newcastle on Friday.
Conor O'Shea has named his 31-man Italy Rugby World Cup squad for Japan - and there are some significant casualties.
Three uncapped players have been included in Italy's squad for their warm-up matches against Ireland and Russia, alongside 2018's breakout star Matteo Minozzi.
Zebre have named a 45-man strong squad for the 2019/20 and includes both Irish and English players.
Two days after Wales led the way with their World Cup training squad announcement, Conor O'Shea has followed suit by unveiling the names of Italy's panel.
Conor O'Shea has named the 26 players he is bringing with him to face England - and the Italy squad includes one important talisman for the Azzurri's hopes.
Italy have released the injured Tito Tebaldi from their Six Nations squad, while uncapped hooker Engjel Makelara has been called up.