Steve Borthwick has named an unchanged starting team for England's match against Australia on Saturday with two changes on the bench.

The only real surprise is the inclusion of Luke Cowan-Dickie in a Borthwick squad for the first time – the Sale hooker hasn’t played for England since Eddie Jones’s final match in November 2022 but he replaces Theo Dan on the bench.

So near and yet just wide of the posts, England narrowly missed out on a famous and rousing victory over the All Blacks in their first outing of the autumn...

England team to face Australia at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham (Saturday 9 November, 3.10pm GMT) Starting XV: 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Jamie George (capt.), 3 Will Stuart; 4 Maro Itoje, 5 George Martin; 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 7 Tom Curry, 8 Ben Earl ...

England has opted against making any changes in personnel for the visit of Australia on Saturday after being edged by New Zealand last weekend.

By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -England coach Steve Borthwick has announced a virtually unchanged team to face Australia on Saturday, with just a positional switch in midfield and two changes to the replacements bench.

England boss Steve Borthwick has named an unchanged team for Saturday's clash with Australia as he puts his faith in the side beaten by New Zealand last weekend.