Johnson makes mark on England

Full-back Delon Armitage, winger Ugo Monye and centre Riki Flutey will make their Test bows against the Pacific Islanders on Saturday, alongside lock Nick Kennedy, in a back division low on experience but high in excitement.

Only winger Paul Sackey and centre Jamie Noon count their international caps in double figures, leaving England with five backs sharing just two England Test starts between them, courtesy of Danny Cipriani and Danny Care.

England's back division boasts pace and creativity in spades and Johnson is hopeful they can exploit Brian Smith's new attacking structure on the old cabbage patch at Twickenham this weekend.

But Johnson never put much stock in entertainment for entertainment's sake as a hard-nosed player and little has changed since he took charge of English rugby earlier this summer.

Some tries would be nice - but the new boss has only aim this weekend: for England to open their new era with a victory over the physical Islanders.

"The first aim is to win games. If you do it by scoring more tries and those tries are aesthetically pleasing to people then great," said Johnson.

"But first we need to win. That is what it is all about and that is where all the coaches are coming from.

"We want to play in a certain way not because people think it looks sexy but because we think it is the best way to win the game."