Lewis Moody to captain England after Steve Borthwick is ruled out Six Nations Rugby

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Lewis Moody will captain England opposite France in Paris tomorrow after Steve Borthwick was ruled out with a knee injury.

Borthwick aggravated a determined complaint in his left knee during England"s 15-15 pull with Scotland last week end and has unsuccessful to redeem in time. Louis Deacon will reinstate Borthwick in the second row with Stade Francais close Tom Palmer promoted to the bench.

It had been thought that Martin Johnson would spin to Nick Easter should Borthwick be ruled out, however the preference of the Leicester flanker is a surprise. Moody was left out of the side to fool around Scotland last week, nonetheless done an coming from the bench.

"Lewis is an inspirational figure in the organisation and he will move us that appetite and dynamism," Johnson said. "There is a core organisation of leaders and we could have selected dual or 3 guys. Mike Tindall has only come behind as a comparison player and Nick Easter is a personality at No 8.

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"Steve"s damage is worse than we initial thought and he is out for us this week. Louis will begin and Tom Palmer comes on to the bench. We brought him in since of his lineout ability."

Borthwick, who has captained England in twenty uninterrupted internationals, has played by the suffering via the championship but the complaint worsened after the pull in Edinburgh.

"The great thing about captaincy now, some-more than eighteen months ago when I got the job, is that there is a core organisation of care there," Johnson added.

When asked if Moody had been astounded to be declared captain, Johnson added: "He was happy to come and do it. The guys only wish to fool around well and be successful. The great thing is there is no egos. Steve has no ego about being captain. It is all about the group and perplexing to win.

"If I thought any one longed for to be captain for the wrong reasons, they wouldn"t be captain. We thought he (Moody) was a great call for this week."

London Irish flanker Steffon Armitage will additionally transport to Paris as behind row cover, that Johnson described as a precautionary move since a series of paltry injuries.

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