England are heavily fancied to return to winning ways this weekend against an Australian team who are not the force of old. Now ninth in the world rankings, the Wallabies have won just one of their last six matches under head coach Joe Schmidt.
England vs Australia date, kick-off time and venue
The Autumn Nations Series Test between England and Australia takes place on Saturday November 9, 2024, at the newly-rechristened Allianz Stadium Twickenham.
Kick-off in south-west London is scheduled for 3.10pm GMT.
Allianz Stadium Twickenham
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How to watch England vs Australia
TV channel: TNT Sports announced back in April that they had secured a deal to show this year’s Autumn Nations Series games live in the UK.
Saturday’s contest is being broadcast on TNT Sports 1, with coverage beginning at 2pm.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also watch the match live online via the Discovery+ app and website.
Live blog: Follow all the action on Saturday afternoon via Standard Sport’s dedicated live match blog.
England vs Australia team news
Steve Borthwick has named an unchanged XV from the narrow defeat to New Zealand, though has made a positional switch in midfield and two changes among the replacements.
Henry Slade has been given the nod at inside centre, moving Ollie Lawrence to 13, perhaps in anticipation of Samu Kereviwhile’s return for Australia, while Ben Spencer moves to scrumhalf for just the second time.
Perhaps more notably, Borthwick has reverted to a 5-3 split in favour of forwards over backs among his replacements. Luke Cowan-Dickie gets a spot on the bench ahead of Theo Dan as hooker cover for captain Jamie George. It is the first time Borthwick has named Cowan-Dickie in a matchday squad and points towards a beefing up of their scrum options.
Northampton winger Ollie Sleightholme is also on the bench, meaning there is no space for flanker Ben Curry.
Luke Cowan-Dickie is back in the fold
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England vs Australia lineups
England XV: Furbank, Feyi-Waboso, Lawrence, Slade, Freeman, Smith, Spencer; Earl, Curry, Cunningham-South, Martin, Itoje, Stuart, George (c), Genge
Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Baxter, Cole, Isiekwe, Dombrandt, Randall, Ford, Sleightholme
England vs Australia head to head (h2h) history and results
England vs Australia prediction
England showed plenty of promise in their narrow loss to New Zealand, and Australia are a weaker opposition.
The Wallabies are clearly a team in transition under Schmidt and head to Twickenham looking to avoid a fourth defeat on the spin.
England to win, by 20-plus points.
England vs Australia match odds
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).