England host Italy in fourth round of the Six Nations at Allianz Stadium Twickenham on Sunday (kick-off 3pm); Marcus Smith has been dropped, with head coach Steve Borthwick favouring Elliot Daly and F

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -England have dropped Marcus Smith for Sunday's Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham with Elliot Daly replacing him as coach Steve Borthwick makes three changes to the line-up that began the narrow victory over Scotland.

England have dropped Marcus Smith to the bench for Sunday’s game against Italy with Elliot Daly taking his place at full-back, as first revealed by Telegraph Sport on Tuesday. Daly has come off the bench in England’s last two Six Nations matches and scored the winning try in their 16-15 victory over France.

Marcus Smith had started all three of England's Six Nations Tests to date, but has been named on the bench against Italy.

England have dropped Marcus Smith for Sunday's Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham with Elliot Daly replacing him as coach Steve Borthwick makes three changes to the line-up that began the narrow victory over Scotland.

England coach Steve Borthwick insists Marcus Smith can remain a "game-changer" despite dropping him to the bench for Sunday's Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham. He's a game-changer.

Head coach Steve Borthwick has named his 23-man England squad to take on Italy in the fourth round of the Six Nations Championship.