Key events
Rugby World Cup winner Lewis Moody is delivering the match ball, an emotional moment for the England icon after recently being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
The players will be out on the pitch soon and the anthems will follows shortly after. Are you ready for what is set to be a thriller? Strap in. It’s coming.
Former England prop Joe Marler has been quite the star on the Celebrity Traitors in the UK and it it has made me think about who else would be good on the show. Could you see a Rob Valetini as a good faithful? Would George Ford be a good traitor? Let me know your thoughts via email.
There has been a lot of chat between the nations this week about the breakdown, catch up here:
Australia legend George Gregan has outlined what he thinks will be the Wallabies game plan this afternoon, have a read:
A big afternoon for Fraser Dingwall, who could mark himself out as an out-in-out starter:
Here is Ugo Monye’s column for this match:
I don’t know about you but the TV montages always send a shiver down my spine, they set the tone perfectly and it’s the absolute best way to get these internationals underway.
The team news was announced earlier this week and England went early with theirs, naming the team on Tuesday.
It sees George Ford take the fly-half shirt with Fin Smith on the bench and Marcus Smith not included in the matchday 23. Steve Borthwick has also opted for a younger front row with the like of Ellis Genge and Luke Cowen-Dickie on the bench. There is also a return for Immanuel Feyi-Waboso from injury.
England: Steward; Roebuck, Freeman, Dingwall, Feyi-Waboso; Ford, Mitchell; Baxter, George, Heyes, Itoje, Chessum, Pepper, Underhill, Earl.
Bench: Cowan-Dickie, Genge, Stuart, Coles, Curry, Pollock, Spencer, Smith.
Australia, meanwhile, welcome back Taniela Tupou to the side, who will feature for the first time since playing New Zealand in Auckland earlier this year. Harry Potter, who is also qualified to play for England, starts on the wing.
Australia: Kellaway; Jorgensen, Suaalii, Paisami, Potter; Edmed, Gordon; Bell, Pollard, Tupou, Frost, Williams, Valetini, McReight, Wilson.
Bench: Nasser, Robertson, Alaalatoa, Salakaia-Loto, Champion de Crespigny, Lonergan, Stewart, Daugunu.
Preamble
Hello and welcome to the Autumn Nations Series match between England and Australia. The last time an English team played at Twickenham the Red Roses came away with a Rugby World Cup win and so can the men’s team keep the wins rolling?
Well there is another winning element here against Australia as many of the players in the English team today were a part of the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia earlier this summer which the Lions won 2-1.
That means the Wallabies will be out for a bit of revenge and they have the fire power to execute it. The team news has already been announced and so stay tuned for updates before kick-off at 3.10pm GMT.
