England v Australia: Teams
Revenge will most definitely be in the air this Saturday when Australia arrive at Twickenham looking to win back the Cook Cup.
Last Updated: 13/11/10 11:47am
Revenge will most definitely be in the air this Saturday when Australia arrive at Twickenham looking to win back the Cook Cup on English soil.
England upset the Wallabies five months ago in Sydney with a win that capped a promising tour for Martin Johnson's men, and they continued their improvement with some moments of joy against the All Blacks last week.
Forward strength was the key factor despite England losing to New Zealand, and they will look to dominate Australia again, after Robbie Deans' side also struggled somewhat against Wales.
Martin Johnson has opted not to stick with the out-and-out bulk of Steve Thompson alongside Dan Cole and Andrew Sheridan in his front row this week, bringing in Dylan Hartley instead.
Hartley produced a dynamic display off the bench last week and his reward is a starting spot, despite some suggestions he should have been banned following a hit on Richie McCaw.
One change
Hartley is the only change to the starting line-up made by Johnson, while lock Simon Shaw takes the place of Dave Attwood in the number 18 jersey.
The Wallabies meanwhile have gone for all but one of the XV that escaped the Millennium Stadium with an efficient win, with Deans able to call upon hooker Stephen Moore.
Moore had to withdraw from last week's 25-16 win over Wales after picking up a back injury, but is now fit to start in the pack at Twickenham.
Props Benn Robinson and Ben Alexander join Moore in a front row that is the same as the one that faced England in the corresponding fixture last year.
Huia Edmonds, who started at hooker against Wales, takes over on the bench from Saia Faingaa, who drops out of the Wallabies' match-day squad.
England: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Mike Tindall, 12 Shontayne Hape, 11 Mark Cueto, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Lewis Moody (capt), 6 Tom Croft, 5 Tom Palmer, 4 Courtney Lawes, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Andrew Sheridan.
Replacements: 16 Steve Thompson, 17 David Wilson, 18 Simon Shaw, 19 Hendrie Fourie, 20 Danny Care, 21 Charlie Hodgson, 22 Delon Armitage.
Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O'Connor, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (capt), 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Mark Chisholm, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Huia Edmonds, 17 James Slipper, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 Richard Brown, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Berrick Barnes, 22 Lachie Turner.