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Shuffling the pack

Sky Bet's rugby union expert Jordan Fiddes talks us through the odds for this weekend's international.

Sky Bet's Jordan Fiddes highlight's the front row as the heart of England against the Pumas

While it may have been perceived as a "scratchy" performance against Australia last week, there were plenty of positives to be taken from the game. Not only did England beat the -6 handicap given to them pre-match, they also dominated the forward battle and suppressed the Wallabies fire-power out wide. It's a whole new proposition this week, however, as they face an Argentinian side who, it's fair to say, love to scrum. With that in mind, Stuart Lancaster has named a whole new front row to tackle the physical proposition and come into the game as strong favourites. They have a -14 handicap to contend with this week - something they have covered in both meetings between the two this year. To cover this, the England backs will need to play with the flair we know they can - none more so than winger Chris Ashton. The Saracens flyer keeps his place due to an injury to Christian Wade and is joint-favourite to open the scoring at 15/2. Also gaining a place in the starting line-up due to injury is fellow winger Ben Foden - who comes in for Marland Yarde, who picked up a knock to the hip against Australia. The Northampton Saints full-back impressed against Argentina in the summer and is a good price to score anytime at 11/8.

Point to prove

Argentina, on the other hand, will be hoping to improve on a poor series in the Southern Hemisphere. The Pumas were defeated in each of their six games against Australia, New Zealand and South Africa a few months ago and, never once did they score over 20 points. Therefore, the shortest try scorer price in the Argentina ranks is Horacio Agulla at 16/1. The Bath winger or full-back has scored just four tries in 48 games - highlighting the lack of points threat the South American's pose. They are also in search of their first win over England since June 2009. That victory over Argentina was by a two-point margin - which is 10/1 in the Winning Margin market - and they will need to be on top form to defeat an English side looking to boost their International credentials with a strong performance on Saturday. Fiddes Cent Tip England -7 on the '1st Half Handicap: In the two meetings between these two sides this year, England have been winning by more than 12 points at half-time.