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Dylan Hartley backs Teimana Harrison to shine for England

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Dylan Hartley has backed Teimana Harrison to shine for England

Dylan Hartley has called Teimana Harrison the perfect team-mate after it was announced he will start against Australia in place of James Haskell.

Harrison comes into an otherwise unchanged England XV in place of Haskell, who has not recovered from a foot injury suffered in the series-clinching win in Melbourne

Haskell has been phenomenal on tour for England - after a man of the match performance in the first Test he led the defensive effort in the second - but skipper Hartley is backing his replacement to also make his mark.

Eddie Jones has been impressed how much Harrison has improved since Christmas and is expecting him to be at his aggressive best against Australia.

"He is a young man with no fear and I expects him to rip into the Wallaby, it's very exciting to add him to the match-day 23," he said.

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