England lose Moody to injury

Leicester Tigers flanker Lewis Moody has failed a late fitness test and has been forced to withdraw from the England side to play Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. Chris Jones of Sale Sharks takes his place on the blindside flank.

Moody has struggled all week to recover from a hamstring injury and has finally been forced to concede defeat.

Jones, 24, who made his England debut in last season's Six Nations, has not played for England since the first Test against New Zealand in Dunedin last summer.
will replace Moody at blindside flanker alongside Andy Hazell and Joe Worsley in the back row.

Jones, who was not selected on the bench, leapfrogs Gloucester's James Forrester to take his place in the starting XV. 

But the 6ft 6in forward, who will win his sixth cap, will offer England a considerably enhanced line-out presence as they look to dominate the set piece exchanges.

Moody meanwhile becomes the latest victim of England's injury-hit preparations, joining the likes of Jonny Wilkinson, Mike Tindall, Will Greenwood and Richard Hill on the sidelines.