Autumn Nations Series: England v Australia
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Date: Saturday, 9 November Kick-off: 15:10 GMT
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England have named an unchanged starting XV to face Australia in the Autumn Nations Series at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.
Marcus Smith retains his place at fly-half after impressing in the narrow defeat by New Zealand, while Jamie George continues to lead the side at hooker.
There is a positional swap in the centre partnership, with Henry Slade moving to inside centre and Ollie Lawrence wearing the 13 shirt.
The bench is also reshuffled as hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie replaces Theo Dan, while head coach Steve Borthwick has opted for another back as wing Ollie Sleightholme comes in for flanker Ben Curry.
Cowan-Dickie will make his first England appearance since November 2022 if he is introduced off the bench.
England will be looking to end a run of three defeats when they face the Wallabies after surrendering an eight-point lead late on against the All Blacks.
Speaking about the positional swap in midfield, Borthwick told BBC Radio 5 Live: “Ollie [Lawrence] and [Henry] Sladey have been interchangeable in the way they play from an attack and defence point of view.
“The number of Test matches they have played together in a row as a centre partnership is also very high in terms of frequency.
“They have a good understanding of how we wish to play so I’m looking forward to seeing them go in their slightly tweaked roles this weekend.”
England have won 10 of their last 11 meetings with Australia since their tournament-ending defeat in the 2015 World Cup at Twickenham.
The Wallabies, meanwhile, have lost their last three matches under head coach Joe Schmidt.
Borthwick added: “Facing Australia is always a massive challenge, and we’ll work diligently this week to ensure we’re physically and tactically prepared to take on the Wallabies.
“The passion and energy from the crowd at Allianz Stadium last weekend was absolutely brilliant, from the opening whistle to the final moments, and we can’t wait to be back at home this Saturday.”
England line-up
England: Furbank; Feyi-Waboso, Lawrence, Slade, Freeman; M Smith, Spencer; Genge, George (capt), Stuart, Itoje, Martin, Cunningham-South, T Curry, Earl.
Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Baxter, Cole, Isiekwe, Dombrandt, Randall, Ford, Sleightholme.
Cole surprised