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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.

Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

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.

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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.

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