Rugby union: Jonny Wilkinson has been dropped by England for only the third time in his 12-year international career.
Toby Flood will start at fly-half against Grand Slam-chasing France on Saturday night after Martin Johnson made six changes to the side which drew 15-15 with Scotland.
The only previous occasions when Wilkinson was dropped from the England team were for Paul Grayson at the 1999 World Cup and Danny Cipriani in the 2008 Six Nations.
Wilkinson suffered a heavy blow to the head at Murrayfield and was forced from the field, but has been passed fit after monitoring from the England medics and is named on the bench.
Flood made a difference to England's laboured attacking game when he came on at Murrayfield and will look to unleash a revamped back line which features Ben Foden, debutant winger Chris Ashton and Mike Tindall.
Foden gets his long-awaited chance to start at full-back after two eye-catching cameo appearances off the bench. The off-form Delon Armitage has dropped out of the squad altogether.
Ashton has scored 19 tries in 25 games for Northampton this season and will make his Test debut on the wing in place of Ugo Monye, who damaged his neck at Murrayfield.
Tindall, who has made three starts for Gloucester after four months out with a hamstring injury, returns to the England team in place of Mathew Tait at outside centre.
England will expect Tindall to provide a physical midfield presence opposite the potentially destructive French centre Mathieu Bastareaud.
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