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THREE CHANGES FOR AUSTRALIA

By Steve Douglas, PA Sport, Paris Australia have made three changes to their starting XV for Saturday's Test against France in Paris. They all come in the forwards as coach Robbie Deans breaks up a pack that performed so well...

Haskell beefs up pack as Johnson goes for power to revive England

Haskell beefs up pack as Johnson goes for power to revive wilting England James Haskell will make his first start of the season for England as Martin Johnson shuffles his pack against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. By...

Australia teach youthful England lesson

Grim viewing: England coach Martin Johnson watches his side lose to Australia Photo: REUTERS Touch down: Australian full-back Adam Ashley-Cooper puts the game out of England's reach Photo: GETTY IMAGES Brick wall: Australia's...

Hungry Wallabies devour undercooked England

There's nothing an Australian likes more than making an Englishman eat humble pie, and in west London on Saturday there were some pretty big slices being handed out. All the talk in the build-up was about what Andrew Sheridan...

England and Martin Johnson face up to a true test against Australia at Twickenham

A harsh volley of voices crackled through the autumn air at England's training base in Bagshot on Friday, a sure sign that the stark reality of what lies ahead for Martin Johnson's side this afternoon at Twickenham had hit...

Rugby Union: Martin Johnson knows Australia can catch England on the hop

It has been an eerily quiet build-up, by Anglo-Australian standards, to today's Cook Cup match between England and the Wallabies at Twickenham. Even John O'Neill, the normally opinionated Australian Rugby Union chief executive,...

Martin Johnson's decisions will show what sort of England team he is building

Good coaches like to pick the same team, week in, week out. Line management: Paul Sackey (left) and Danny Cipriani prepare for their Test with Australia Photo: GETTY IMAGES England v Australia Kick-off: 14:30; Twickenham...

No room for frivolity: Ella

AN article featuring Australia coach Robbie Deans leading up to the Test match against England at Twickenham concluded with Deans saying, "there are a lot of unknowns but you won't see a frivolous game". Last year's World Cup...

Matt Stevens is the man for England, says Austin Healey

Matt Stevens is a great singer and, to my mind, the standout player in this season's Guinness Premiership. But put him in an England shirt and old Raging Bull becomes twice the player: bigger, stronger, almost fast. Johnno told...

England v Australia

Twickenham, London, Sunday November 16, 1.30am (AEDT) Referee: Marius Jonker (RSA) TV: Channel 10 (from 1am) Conventional wisdom, in the northern hemisphere at least, has it that should England's front-row perform their usual...

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