Warburton misses England game

Sam Warburton has captained Wales a record 45 times

England v Wales
Venue: Twickenham Date: 29 May, 2016 Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Coverage: Live on BBC Radio Wales, Radio 5 live, BBC Radio Cymru, online, mobile, the BBC Sport app and Connected TV.

Dan Lydiate will captain Wales in the absence of Sam Warburton against England at Twickenham on Sunday.

Warburton is out with a shoulder injury he suffered playing for Cardiff Blues against Ospreys on 30 April, and has not played since.

Gloucester’s Ross Moriarty will win his sixth cap at blind-side flanker, with Lydiate switching to seven.

Lock Alun Wyn Jones features after a heel injury, but prop Paul James has failed to recover from a calf injury.

Fellow Prop Samson Lee and centre Scott Williams are fit after missing the end of the Pro12 season.

Sunday’s game is a warm-up for Wales’ three Tests against world champions New Zealand in June, a tour for which Warburton has been named captain.

British and Irish Lions second row Jones and loose-head James both missed Ospreys’ Pro12 run-in, with James having eye surgery in April.

Tight-head Lee missed Scarlets’ final game of the season after suffering a head blow in the Judgement Day win over Newport Gwent Dragons, while team-mate Williams was also absent with a hamstring injury.

Warren Gatland’s side are without prop Tomas Francis at Twickenham as he plays for Exeter in the Premiership final 24 hours earlier, while Bristol back Matthew Morgan will also be missing as he recovers from the Championship play-off final second leg against Doncaster on Wednesday.

France-based players Jonathan Davies and Luke Charteris are unavailable too as they feature in the Top 14.

Wales’ summer fixtures:
29 May: England (Twickenham)
11 June: New Zealand (Auckland)
14 June: Chiefs (Hamilton)
18 June: New Zealand (Wellington)
25 June: New Zealand (Dunedin)

Northampton forward Teimana Harrison will make his England debut on Sunday, starting at blindside flanker.

Prop Ellis Genge, hooker Tommy Taylor and centre Ollie Devoto are in line for debuts from the bench.

Players from Premiership finalists Saracens and Exeter are not included.

Wales team to face England: Liam Williams (Scarlets), George North (Northampton Saints), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins), Hallam Amos (Newport Gwent Dragons), Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Rhys Webb (Ospreys); Rob Evans (Scarlets), Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), oss Moriarty (Gloucester), Dan Lydiate (Ospreys – captain), Taulupe Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons)

Replacements: Kristian Dacey (Cardiff Blues), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Rhodri Jones (Scarlets), Josh Turnbull (Cardiff Blues), James King (Ospreys), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), Rhys Priestland (Bath), Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues)

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