HENRY Thomas returns from England duty to reclaim a place in the Bath Rugby front row as they host Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership tomorrow.

Tighthead Thomas returns was on the bench for England’s defeat away to Ireland last weekend but will scrum down alongside Rob Webber and Nick Auterac against Sharks at The Rec.

Captain Stuart Hooper and Dominic Day start together in the second row, while a rejigged back-row sees Carl Fearns shift to number eight, with Matt Garvey coming in at blindside flanker and Francois Louw remaining at openside.

Full-back Tom Homer starts his fourth consecutive match since joining the club in early February and is joined in the back three by wingers Semesa Rokoduguni and Olly Woodburn.

Kyle Eastmond and Sam Burgess combine in the centres again, with Chris Cook reclaiming a starting berth at scrum-half, inside Ollie Devoto at ten.

Bath Rugby team to face Sale Sharks: 15 Tom Homer, 14 Semesa Rokoduguni, 13 Sam Burgess, 12 Kyle Eastmond, 11 Olly Woodburn, 10 Ollie Devoto, 9 Chris Cook, 1 Nick Auterac, 2 Rob Webber, 3 Henry Thomas, 4 Stuart Hooper (c), 5 Dominic Day, 6 Matt Garvey, 7 Francois Louw, 8 Carl Fearns. Replacements: 16 Ross Batty, 17 Max Lahiff, 18 Kane Palma-Newport, 19 Alafoti Faosiliva, 20 Guy Mercer, 21 Micky Young, 22 Matt Banahan, 23 Luke Arscott.