Tom Curry is confident that he is ready to be thrust into England's biggest game since their 2019 World Cup final when they face Argentina.

Curry, who missed the entire build-up campaign last month due to an ankle injury sustained in training, has been selected at openside for Saturday’s Pool D opener in Marseille.

His first appearance under head coach Steve Borthwick and first game since Sale lost the Gallagher Premiership final to Saracens in May will be when he takes the field against the Pumas.

England had no qualms about immediately putting their defensive leader back into action, knowing that he had been successfully reinstated to the back row after a period of injury in the past.

“It feels like I’ve been preparing for this for a while. I did my hamstring, came back, did my hamstring, came back, did my hamstring.” said Curry, who missed the entire Six Nations.

“So I think I’ve been well rehearsed in coming back from injury and I’ve put myself in a good spot for this game. I’ve trained well, I feel full of confidence and I’m pretty used to it by now.

“It’s been good to come into a team environment where we’re all pushing and trying to get better every day.

“The injury happened when I came down from a lineout. I’m not revealing who dropped me. These things happen.“I just landed on someone’s foot and my ankle went over. I thought it was a lot worse at the time but it’s worked out pretty well.”