England return to the pitch this weekend after their narrow defeat to New Zealand last Saturday. Seeing stellar performances from Ollie Lawrence, Ben Spencer and Will Stuart, England Head Coach Steve Borthwick, has kept the Bath trio in hi starting set-up to take on the Wallabies at Allianz Stadium. Lawrence, who played 12 last weekend for England, will switch places with Henry Slade to take the 13 jersey with Slade moving to 12. Borthwick has made just two player changes to his matchday-23, seeing Luke Cowan-Dickie and Ollie Sleightholme named on the bench in place of Theo Dan and Ben Curry. “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,” said Borthwick. “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." The game kicks off at 15:10 on Saturday 9 November at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. #### ENGLAND SQUAD TO FACE AUSTRALIA 1 Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 63 caps) – vice-captain
2 Jamie George (Saracens, 94 caps) – captain
**3 Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 42 caps)**
4 Maro Itoje (Saracens, 85 caps) – vice-captain
5 George Martin (Leicester Tigers, 16 caps)
6 Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 8 caps)
7 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 54 caps)
8 Ben Earl (Saracens, 34 caps) – vice-captain
**9 Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 7 caps)**
10 Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 36 caps)
11 Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints, 12 caps)
12 Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 66 caps)
**13 Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby, 28 caps)**
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs, 7 caps)
15 George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 12 caps) **Replacements:** 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks, 41 caps)
17 Fin Baxter (Harlequins, 3 caps)
18 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 116 caps)
19 Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 12 caps)
20 Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 18 caps)
21 Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, 8 caps)
22 George Ford (Sale Sharks, 97 caps) – vice captain
23 Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints, 2 caps) Supporters joining us for our Bath Rugby v Bristol Bears (13:00) fixture this Saturday are welcomed to stay at The Rec following the final whistle to watch the England v Australia fixture in the Swift Half and the Clubhouse.

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