Chiseldon winger Jonny May drops to the bench for England's Six Nations match with Wales

The 26-year-old started in England’s 15th successive Test victory last weekend as they kicked off the defence of their crown with a scrappy 19-16 win over France at Twickenham.

However, winger May saw yellow in the first half of the contest for tipping France centre Gael Fickou over the horizontal.

May is one of two changes to the starting XV as he has been replaced by Exeter Chiefs’ Jack Nowell, while Harlequins’ Jack Clifford has been named at flanker to win his ninth cap.

“It’s been a great week of focused preparation and we can’t wait to play Wales,” said England head coach Jones.

“Playing Wales in Cardiff is one of the biggest games in world rugby and we’re excited," he said. "These are the games you want to be part of as a player and a coach.

“We don’t need extra motivation this week; we play Test rugby because we want to be the best for England. Every game for us is important and our supporters, and Wales is our next game so it’s the most important.”

England XV: 15. Mike Brown (vice captain, Harlequins, 56 caps), 14. Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 19 caps), 13. Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, 30 caps), 12. Owen Farrell (vice captain, Saracens, 48 caps), 11. Elliot Daly (Wasps, 9 caps), 10. George Ford (Bath Rugby, 31 caps), 9. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 66 caps), 1. Joe Marler (Harlequins, 47 caps), 2. Dylan Hartley (captain, Northampton Saints, 80 caps), 3. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 70 caps), 4. Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 38 caps) , 5. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 54 caps), 6. Maro Itoje (Saracens, 8 caps), 7. Jack Clifford (Harlequins, 8 caps), 8. Nathan Hughes (Wasps, 4 caps).

Replacements: 16. Jamie George (Saracens, 13 caps), 17. Matt Mullan (Wasps, 14 caps), 18. Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins, 4 caps), 19. Tom Wood (Northampton Saints, 46 caps), 20. James Haskell (Wasps, 71 caps), 21. Danny Care (Harlequins, 67 caps), 22. Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors, 4 caps), 23. Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby, 23 caps).