England have named an unchanged beginning XV to face Australia within the Autumn Nations Collection at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.
Marcus Smith retains his place at fly-half after impressing within the slim defeat by New Zealand, whereas Jamie George continues to guide the aspect at hooker.
There’s a positional swap within the centre partnership, with Henry Slade transferring to inside centre and Ollie Lawrence carrying the 13 shirt.
The bench can also be reshuffled as hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie replaces Theo Dan, whereas head coach Steve Borthwick has opted for one more again as wing Ollie Sleightholme is available in for flanker Ben Curry.
Cowan-Dickie will make his first England look since November 2022 if he’s launched off the bench.
England will likely be seeking to finish a run of three defeats after they face the Wallabies after surrendering an eight-point lead late on in opposition to the All Blacks.
“Dealing with Australia is all the time a large problem, and we’ll work diligently this week to make sure we’re bodily and tactically ready to tackle the Wallabies,” stated Borthwick.
“The eagerness and vitality from the group at Allianz Stadium final weekend was completely sensible, from the opening whistle to the ultimate moments, and we won’t wait to be again at residence this Saturday.”
England have received 10 of their final 11 conferences with Australia since their tournament-ending defeat within the 2015 World Cup at Twickenham.
The Wallabies, in the meantime, have misplaced their final three matches beneath head coach Joe Schmidt.
