England react to rugby’s wild weekend with bold selection for France game

Four debutants will line up in England’s first World Cup warmup game at Twickenham, including the Bath centre Sam BurgessEven by the fluctuating standards of international rugby union, where little stays the same for long, it has been an eventful few days. Maybe that partially explains why England brought forward their team announcement for Saturday’s warmup against France at Twickenham by 72 hours, as if seeking to keep pace with the frenzied state of flux elsewhere.When New Zealand are beaten by an Australia side who will soon be sharing a pool with England, Ireland rise to second in the wor…