England have licence to thrill - Armitage

Delon Armitage revealed England's players are thrilled by their new licence to attack and ready to take out months of frustration on Wales in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash.

Armitage and Riki Flutey have both returned from injury but it is the selection of Mathew Tait at outside centre and Danny Care at scrum-half which indicates a marked change in emphasis.

"You mustn't attack for the sake of it, but if it's on, then go, play what you see in front of you and leave nothing in the tank," said Armitage. "We've got that freedom now to play to our strengths rather than go out there, holding back, not trying things, worrying about the game plan and still losing."

He added: "Having this freedom now is going to be brilliant for us. Everyone will be more relaxed and ready to play.

"We've got to go out there with freedom and the boys are really thrilled about that.

"As a back-three player, if you are given a licence to go, any player would tell you that is a golden key and I intend to use it.

"We've been promised good ball from the forwards and if we get that and use our pace, then hopefully we can cause the Welsh some problems."