Australia vs England live: What time does it start, what channel is it on, teams, where can I watch it?
A look ahead to the first Test at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium
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Chris Robshaw: The former captain is now fighting tooth and nail for his place in the side. The big danger of Maro Itoje appears to have passed after the Saracens lock took his place in the second row, but the resurgent form of Joe Launchbury led to calls for Itoje to move to six to accommodate the Wasps man. If Robshaw doesn’t justify Eddie Jones’ faith, he could be on the outside looking in come the second Test.
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Best stat...
210: This is the number of kilos Australia gigantic centre pairing of Tevita Kuridrani and debutant Samu Kerevi will weight combined, matching up against the 195kg combination of Luther Burrell and Jonathan Joseph. Expect the first head-on collision between Burrell and Kerevi to be felt around the globe.
Teams...
England: 15. Mike Brown; 14. Anthony Watson, 13. Jonathan Joseph, 12. Luther Burrell, 11. Marland Yarde; 10. Owen Farrell, 9. Ben Youngs; 1. Mako Vunipola, 2. Dylan Hartley, 3. Dan Cole; 4. Maro Itoje, 5. George Kruis; 6. Chris Robshaw, 7. James Haskell, 8. Billy Vunipola
Replacements: 16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Matt Mullan, 18. Paul Hill, 19. Joe Launchbury, 20. Courtney Lawes, 21. Danny Care, 22. George Ford, 23. Jack Nowell.
Australia: 15. Israel Folau; 14. Dane Haylett-Petty, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 12. Samu Kerevi, 11. Rob Horne; 10. Bernard Foley, 9. Nick Phipps; 1. Scott Sio, 2. Stephen Moore, 3. Greg Holmes; 4. Rory Arnold, 5. Rob Simmons; 6. Scott Fardy, 7. Michael Hooper, 8. David Pocock.
Replacements: 16. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17. James Slipper, 18. Sekope Kepu, 19. James Horwill, 20. Dean Mumm, 21. Sean McMahon, 22. Nick Frisby, 23. Christian Lealiifano
Player to watch...
David Pocock: Every time the back-row takes to the field he is a joy to watch and it was his and Michael Hooper’s dominance in the ruck that laid the platform for Australia’s victory over England at the Rugby World Cup. Watch for Pocock anytime the ball hits the deck to be the first man to get his hands on it.
Past three meetings...
England 13 (Watson) Australia 33 (Foley 2, Giteau), Rugby World Cup, October 2015.
England 26 (Morgan 2) Australia 17 (Foley, Skelton), Autumn Internationals, November 2014.
England 20 (Robshaw, Farrell) Austrlia 13 (Toomua), Autumn Internationals, November 2013.
Vital information:
Kick-off time: Saturday 11 June at 11am BST (8pm Brisbane)
TV: Live on Sky Sports from 10:30am
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