Marcus Smith will begin the British and Irish Lions tour at full-back against Argentina on Friday evening as Maro Itoje captains a side featuring nine English starters. Henry Pollock is on a replacements bench that also includes Tadhg Furlong,

Itoje leads a starting XV that features Marcus Smith at full-back and will be directed by England half-backs Alex Mitchell and Fin Smith. Tadhg Furlong will be given the opportunity to prove his fitness after struggling with a calf injury that ruled him out of Leinster's United Rugby Championship final victory over the Bulls.