Richmond’s Karen Jones takes over the captaincy with Bath’s Catherine Spencer rested.

“We have made several changes and this is because we have got to make sure we have enough players in our elite squad who are capable of playing international rugby at a high standard,” said England women’s team head coach Gary Street.

“From selecting this squad I am confident these players will do as good as job as the team on Tuesday did. The USA are a brave, strong rugby nation and I am sure they’ll be looking to improve their performance against us on Friday evening.”

England’s Nations Cup campaign continues on Sunday, while the US and Canada will clash on Tuesday, August 26. England, the reigning RBS 6 Nations champions, will also take on Canada in a friendly match on Friday, August 29.

England:
1 Sophie Hemming 2 Emma Layland 3 Rosemarie Crowley 4 Natalie Binstead 5 Joanna McGilchrist 6 Sarah Hunter 7 Gemma Sharples 8 Karen Jones (Capt) 9 Georgina Rozario 10 Katy McLean (VC) 11 Fiona Pocock 12 Amy Turner 13 Michaela Staniford 14 Katherine Merchant 15 Charlotte Barras
Replacements:
16 Samantha Dale 17 Katy Storie 18 Tamara Taylor 19 Margaret Alphonsi 20 Danielle Waterman 21 Kimberley Oliver 22 Georgina Roberts