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Australia call uncapped Blake Enever as Adam Coleman fails fitness test

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 14:  Blake Enever of Australia receives a pass during a training session at the Lensbury Hotel on November 14, 2017 in London, E
Image: Blake Enever will make his Wallabies debut at Twickenham

Blake Enever will make his Australia debut against England at Twickenham on Saturday after second-row Adam Coleman was ruled out.

Coleman failed to pass a fitness test on a thumb injury meaning Enever, a shock inclusion in their touring party, steps into the starting XV having initially been left out of Michael Cheika's matchday squad on Thursday.

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The 26-year-old has not played for his country since his U20 days and only moved into a regular Super Rugby role in 2015 with the Brumbies, making 30 appearances since.

Enever has also played National Rugby Championship rugby for the Canberra Vikings and put up some impressive performances for them in 2017, only making three Super Rugby starts for the Brumbies.

His inclusion is now the only change to Australia's side from the 29-21 win over Wales in Cardiff last weekend.

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Cheika also confirmed Lopeti Timani would keep his place on the bench with Henry Speight the unlucky 24th man.

Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale; 14 Marika Koroibete, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Samu Kerevi; 11 Reece Hodge, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Will Genia; 1 Scott Sio, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 3 Sekope Kepu; 4 Rob Simmons, 5 Blake Enever; 6 Ned Hanigan, 7 Michael Hooper (c), 8 Sean McMahon.

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Replacements: 16 Stephen Moore, 17 Tom Robertson, 18 Allan Alaalatoa, 19 Matt Philip, 20 Ben McCalman, 21 Lopeti Timani, 22 Nick Phipps, 23 Karmichael Hunt.

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