Only hooker Danie Coetzee, rested after playing all the Tests this season, and lock Bakkies Botha, currently under suspension, will not be involved.

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Both Best and lock Paul O'Connell came through fitness tests on leg injuries and Kidney has no hesitation in naming them.

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Borthwick, 30, was captain for Johnson's first 20 Tests in charge but the Saracens lock was demoted to the second-string Saxons squad in July.

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The Saracens lock was Johnson's leader for the first 20 Tests of his tenure before a knee injury forced him to miss the Six Nations finale against France.

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We should be spending the money to run these tests from the outset rather than spending the money to lock people up.

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Uttley, who had only made his England debut the year before in 1973, playing at lock, was used as a back row forward, playing in all four Tests as the Lions finished the tour unbeaten.

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