England head coach Steve Borthwick has named an unchanged XV for his group’s second autumn conflict with Australia on Saturday, however the switching of beginning centres Ollie Lawrence and Henry Slade may but be a extremely important second for the nationwide aspect.
Borthwick noticed his group overwhelmed 24-22 by New Zealand of their November opener final Saturday in what was a recreation they actually ought to have received.
Lawence and Slade started the All Blacks conflict at inside centre and outdoors centre respectively, however will change positions for Australia.
Whereas the swap may appear minor, England will undoubtedly hope it would give Bathtub powerhouse Lawrence extra of a possibility to make use of his tempo and physicality in huge channels. Lawrence and Slade labored nicely as a defensive power towards New Zealand, however the pair struggled in assault with Lawrence particularly taking part in a near non-existent function with ball in hand.
Slade has moved one place in to No 12 and can supply a second playmaking, in addition to left-foot kicking choice to fly-half Marcus Smith who stays as the person answerable for the group.
Borthwick has named the identical group to face Australia because the one which misplaced to New Zealand
Ollie Lawrence shall be swapping to outdoors middle with Henry Slade going to inside middle
England hope to bounce again after throwing away a result in lose 24-22 towards the All Blacks
The overriding consensus of many was that Smith shouldn’t have been substituted within the second half of the New Zealand recreation.
England let slip an eight-point lead when he left the sphere. Other than the midfield change, Borthwick has stored religion with the New Zealand group.
His solely modifications to the matchday 23 are on the bench.
Hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie and wing Ollie Sleightholme are set to make their first appearances of the Autumn Nations Sequence. They be part of Fin Baxter, Dan Cole, Nick Isiekwe, Alex Dombrandt, Harry Randall and George Ford among the many replacements.
‘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,’ mentioned Borthwick.
‘The eagerness and power from the gang 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.’ Borthwick has once more named his group two days sooner than deliberate.
Captain Jamie George stays as chief and it’s no actual shock that the England head coach has resisted the temptation of extra wholesale modifications.
Australia, who beat Wales 2-0 in July, must be extra of a simple activity for England than New Zealand, however Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies can’t be taken without any consideration.
Marcus Smith stays answerable for Borthwick’s beginning unit within the fly-half place
Sleightholme’s presence within the 23 means England revert to the extra conventional break up of 5 forwards and three backs on the bench.
Cowan-Dickie replaces Theo Dan with Sleightholme’s choice that means Ben Curry drops out of the 23.
England group to face Australia
(November 9, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. Kick-off: 3.10pm. TNT Sports activities):
First XV: George Furbank; Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Ollie Lawrence, Henry Slade, Tommy Freeman; Marcus Smith, Ben Spencer; Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Will Stuart, Maro Itoje, George Martin, Chandler Cunningham-South, Tom Curry, Ben Earl
Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie, Fin Baxter, Dan Cole, Nick Isiekwe, Alex Dombrandt, Harry Randall, George Ford, Ollie Sleightholme
