England give George Ford chance to stake his claim for World Cup

Ford will replace Owen Farrell for Samoa match James Haskell and Ben Morgan also set to come inEngland will hand George Ford his first start as the England fly-half as they seek to recover from their latest frustrating Twickenham defeat by South Africa. Ford is set to replace Owen Farrell, with James Haskell and Ben Morgan in line to start in the back row against Samoa on Saturday.Stuart Lancaster said there will be a finite number of changes for the Samoa game but conceded pressure is increasing on all involved in the wake of Englands fifth successive defeat, their 12th successive game withou…