England vs Australia LIVE SCORE: Wallabies score 83rd-minute winning try in one of all-time great games at Twickenham
AUSTRALIA stole a late win in one of the greatest games Twickenham has EVER seen.
Maro Itoje looked to have sealed a late win for the Red Rose when he went over in the 78th-minute.
But there was more drama to come as Australia broke away to score a try in the 83rd-MINUTE through Max Jorgensen.
- Kick off time: 3.10pm GMT
- TV channel: TNT Sports 1
- Live stream: discovery+
- England XV: Furbank, Feyi-Waboso, Lawrence, Slade, Freeman, M Smith, Spencer, Genge, George, Stuart, Itoje, Martin, Cunningham-South, T Curry, Earl
- Australia XV: Wright, Kellaway, Sua'ali'i, Ikitau, Pietsch, Lolesio, Gordon, Wilson, McReight, Valetini, Williams, Frost, Tupou Faessler, Bell
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England 0-0 Australia
3. England are penalised for an early knock-on.
It gives the visitors a scrum, deep in their own half.
The hosts need to try and keep The Wallabies penned in here.
England 0-0 Australia
1. The Wallabies look to clear their lines early on.
It does not find touch and allows England to work through the phases.
Handling and unforced errors will be key for Borthwick's side if they are to be victorious this afternoon.
Kick-off: England vs Australia
We are underway at Twickenham.
As you would expect, it is another full house for this one.
England get the match started.
The country remembers......
As is traditional at this time of year, the game is proceeded by 'The Last Post' played on bugle.
Both England and Australia have lost many in the countless wars we have stood on the same side in.
A minute's silence is well observed by all the 80,000 fans in Twickenham.
George looking to stamp authority
It has been a bit of a rollercoaster for Jamie George during his time as England captain.
The Rugby World Cup took them within touching distance of the trophy every rugby player craves to get their hands on.
He wants to ensure that this England side use that as a springboard for their season to get back to winning ways in the Six Nations.
All of that comes from building performances in this Autumn Nations Series, starting today with The Wallabies.
Credit: Getty Care opens up on experiences
Danny Care on his new book and his experiences as an England player in the Eddie Jones era:
“When it was bad, it was bad. There was definitely a ruling by fear. We lived in a place where you didn’t want to speak up, you didn’t want to catch eyes with him [Jones]. You just tried to keep your head down and stay in, and that wasn’t a great environment.
“Now I caveat that all in the book by saying he was also one of the best coaches I ever worked with. There were things he knew about rugby that not many coaches that I’ve worked with do. He’s incredible, but he worked us incredibly hard – some of it maybe too hard. Maybe after what happened in 2015, we needed someone like Eddie to come in and bring success – and he brought us unbelievable success.
“He gave me some of my greatest memories in an England shirt, but what I’ve just tried to be in the book is honest. Eddie is in the acknowledgments at the end, I owe that man an awful lot, but yeah there were times when I feel like the boundaries were pushed quite a lot.”
Rough year for Wallabies
Australia have had a twelve month to forget in rugby terms.
They failed to progress past the group stages in the Rugby World Cup.
That was then followed up with the wooden spoon in the Rugby Championship.
Victry today at Twickenham would be seen as a step in the right direction as they look reinvent themselves in world rugby.
Coach looking to change culture
Speaking after the explosive extracts in Danny Care's book, discussing the Eddie Jones era, Steve Borthwick laid it on the line:
You can ask players, assistant coaches whatever you want to ask them about the environment now. As we are developing this squad, we are building a process of the players leading elements of the game, the players discussing elements of the game. In this campaign, we’ve had a notable step forward in terms of the players speaking in team meetings, and sharing their opinions. It’s sign of the growth of this squad. It has been modelled by some of the senior players.
Steve BorthwickEngland take defeat from jaws of victory
Steve Borthwick was criticised for the recent defeat against the All Blacks.
England led by eight points but decided to try and hold on to what they had rather than seeing the game off.
Some tactical decisions were seen as negative and it resulted in New Zealand coming away with a 24-22 victory.
Twickenham ready for battle
It is always a daunting fixture for any visitor when they come to Twickenham.
Over the last few years, it has not quite been the fortress the fans once knew.
Steve Borthwick will be hoping his side can change that this season, the fans will play a big part, as they want a cauldron of noise today.
Credit: Getty Fans ready for big match
There is nothing like the rugby season to give fans an excuse to dress up.
The atmosphere is building as we edge closer to kick-off.
Everyone is hoping to see England get one over their long-standing rivals, with the two countries always having fierce battles in whatever sport they lock horns in.
Credit: Reuters Preparations begin for Six Nations
The Autumn Nations Series is always looked upon as the build-up to the Guinness Six Nations championship.
England have improved in recent years but will be hoping to compete with the likes of Ireland and France more this time.
The best way to approach that is by getting wins in these matches, having lost narrowly to New Zealand last time out, they will want to make a statement today.
Previous results against The Wallabies
2022: England won 21-17 in Sydney
2022: England won 25-17 in Brisbane
2022: Australia won 30-28 in Perth
2021: England won 32-15 in London
2019: England won 40-16 in Oita
2018: England won 37-18 in London
2017: England won 30-6 in London
2016: England won 37-21 in London
2016: England won 44-40 in Sydney
2016: England won 23-7 in MelbourneAustralia replacements:
16. Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17. James Slipper, 18. Allan Alaalatoa, 19. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 20. Langi Gleeson, 21. Tate McDermott, 22. Ben Donaldson, 23. Max Jorgensen
Australia starting XV:
15. Tom Wright, 14. Andrew Kellaway, 13. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, 12. Len Ikitau, 11. Dylan Pietsch, 10. Noah Lolesio, 9. Jake Gordon, 8. Harry Wilson (c), 7. Fraser McReight, 6. Rob Valetini, 5. Jeremy Williams, 4. Nick Frost, 3. Taniela Tupou, 2. Matt Faessler, 1. Angus Bell
England replacements:
16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Fin Baxter, 18. Dan Cole, 19. Nick Isiekwe, 20. Alex Dombrandt, 21. Harry Randall, 22. George Ford, 23. Ollie Sleightholme
England starting XV:
15. George Furbank, 14. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13. Ollie Lawrence, 12. Henry Slade, 11. Tommy Freeman, 10. Marcus Smith, 9. Ben Spencer, 8. Ben Earl, 7. Tom Curry, 6. Chandler Cunningham-South, 5. George Martin, 4. Maro Itoje, 3. Will Stuart, 2. Jamie George (c), 1. Ellis Genge
Welcome to England vs Australia
Steve Borthwick’s side welcome The Wallabies to Twickenham this afternoon as they look to get a much-needed win with many eyes on Australia’s autumn fixtures with a British Lions tour heading to the southern hemisphere in 2025.
England have made a tweak to their midfield from the team he sent out last weekend, with Ollie Lawrence and Henry Slade switching positions, as the former will now wear the number 13 jersey and the latter moves to inside centre.
Marcus Smith starts ahead of George Ford and there are two alterations to the bench, with Like Cowan-Dickie and Ollie Sleightholme ready to make their first appearances in the Autumn Nations Series.
For Australia, 21-year-old Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will make his debut in the number 13 jersey and he is the only change to the side that faced the All Blacks in their final match at the Rugby Championship.
He will be joined in midfield by Len Ikitau, while behind them, Tom Wright continues at full-back with Andrew Kellaway and Dylan Pietsch operating down the flanks and Noah Lolesio and Jake Gordon complete the backfield.
While this side is still considered to be in transition, you can never underestimate Australia, they will provide a tough test for Steve Borthwick’s side at England HQ this afternoon.