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Team News: Tindall makes England return

Mike Tindall has been recalled to the England team to face Romania in their penultimate Rugby World Cup Pool B match on Saturday.

The Gloucester centre had been left out of the squad for the win against Georgia after CCTV footage revealed him to be talking to a mystery woman in a nightclub after England's opening win against Argentina.

Mark Cueto makes his first appearance at the tournament after recovering from a back injury, while Jonny Wilkinson replaces Toby Flood.

Chris Ashton has been cleared to play after damaging his elbow, and Ben Foden has shaken off a side injury to start.

Meanwhile, Nick Easter remains sidelined with a back injury so James Haskell keeps his place at number eight, and Alex Corbisiero, Tom Croft, Louis Deacon and Steve Thompson also earn starting berths.

England: Ben Foden; Chris Ashton, Manu Tuilagi, Mike Tindall, Mark Cueto; Jonny Wilkinson, Ben Youngs; Alex Corbisiero, Steve Thompson, Dan Cole, Louis Deacon, Tom Palmer, Tom Croft, Lewis Moody(capt), James Haskell

Replacements: Lee Mears, David Wilson, Simon Shaw, Tom Wood, Richard Wigglesworth, Toby Flood, Delon Armitage

Romania: Florin Adrian Vlaicu, Stefan Eugen Ciuntu, Ionel Cazan, Iulian Dumitras, Adrian Marian Apostol, Marin Danut Dumbrava, Lucian Mihai Sirbu; Nicolae Nere, Bogdan Zebega Suman, Silviu Florea, Valentin Poparlan, Cristian Constantin Petre (capt), Sandu Stelian Burcea, Cosmin Aurel Ratiu, Ovidiu Tonita

Replacements: Marius Tincu, Paulica Ion, Mihai Macovei, Daniel Gabriel Ianus, Valentin Nicolae Calafeteanu, Csaba Minya Gal, Catalin Marius Nicolae

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