France have named an unchanged squad to face England in the Six Nations at the Stade de France on Sunday. Philippe Saint-André has resisted the temptation to make alterations after the 17-17 draw with Ireland in their rearranged game on Sunday.

"Bizarrely, it was only a draw but it was our best performance since the start of the Six Nations," the coach said. "Statistics showed that we dominated but did not win."

The stalemate with the Irish left France in second place in the table, a point behind Wales, the triple crown winners, with two games remaining.

"We can still win the tournament," added Saint-André. "And we will prepare for a big match against England."

The scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili had been tipped for a recall, but Saint-André opted to stick with Julien Dupuy.

France squad to face England:

Backs: C Poitrenaud, V Clerc, A Rougerie, W Fofana, M Mermoz, J Malzieu, F Trinh-Duc, L Beauxis, M Parra, J Dupuy.

Forwards: J Bonnaire, I Harinordoquy, L Picamoles, T Dusautoir, L Nallet, Y Maestri, P Papé, D Attoub, V Debaty, N Mas, J Poux, D Szarzewski, W Servat.