Scrumhalf Richard Wigglesworth will make his first international start on Saturday after being named in England's side to play France in the Six Nations in Paris.
Captain Phil Vickery and fellow prop Andrew Sheridan, who missed the last match against Italy through illness and injury respectively, return for a rematch of last year's World Cup semi-final.
Coach Brian Ashton has resisted any temptation to make wholesale changes to a team who badly lost their way in the second half of their two opening matches.
Wales overturned a halftime deficit of 16-6 to defeat the World Cup runners-up 26-19 at Twickenham before England struggled to beat Italy 23-19 in Rome.
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