• Burgess has made just one start for England since switch from rugby league
• ‘whether I was handed the chance,then sure, I feel alert, and ’ says Bath centreSam Burgess has declared himself alert to start for England whether needed for Saturday’s pivotal World Cup clash with Wales at Twickenham.
Burgess,who has spent only 10 months in union, could be promoted from the bench after his direct running helped reinvigorate the hosts in the final quarter of the bonus-point victory over Fiji.
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Source: theguardian.com