Rugby:England has named an unchanged team for Sunday's RBS 6 Nations match against France in Stade de France.

There are just two changes on the bench, Tom Palmer (Stade Francais) replacing Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints) and Saracens’ Charlie Hodgson taking over from Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers).

“We’ve had a good week following on from the Loughborough training camp and the players have been very positive and focused,” said interim Head Coach Stuart Lancaster.

“We were really disappointed to lose to Wales but we took a lot out of the performance and felt it was right to pick the same starting team to go to Paris. It will be a massive challenge going to the Stade de France and playing against an experienced an unbeaten French side but we are excited about the opportunity and want to do the country proud."

Lancaster has kept faith with the group beaten 19-12 at Twickenham in a thrilling game decided by a late Wales try. His inexperienced side won their two other matches in Scotland and Italy to lie third in the table on four points, while second-placed France have won two and drawn one to sit a point above them. Wales lead after three wins.

England's final match is at home to Ireland on St Patrick’s Day.

Joe Marler and Karl Dickson will travel as 23rd and 24thmen respectively

England:Ben Foden (Northampton Saints); Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints), Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Brad Barritt (Saracens), David Strettle (Saracens); Owen Farrell (Saracens); Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints); Alex Corbisiero (London Irish), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Mouritz Botha (Saracens), Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers), Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), Ben Morgan (Scarlets). Replacements - Rob Webber (London Wasps), Matt Stevens (Saracens), Tom Palmer (Stade Francais), Phil Dowson (Northampton Saints), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers), Charlie Hodgson (Saracens), Mike Brown (Harlequins)