England team named. Not too many surprises although Itoje not starting might be considered as such if were not for the form of the others. Slightly disappointed not to see Slade starting at 13 but Joseph has a bit of been there, got the t shirt. A very strong bench.
Team: Watson, May, Joseph, Farrell, Daly; Ford, Youngs; M Vunipola, Hartley, Cole; Launchbury, Lawes; Robshaw, Underhill, Hughes.
Replacements: George, Marler, Williams, Itoje, Simmonds, Care, Slade, Rokoduguni.
For those that don't understand English the team is..
Team: M Vunipola, Hartley, Cole; Launchbury, Lawes; Robshaw, Underhill, Hughes, Youngs, Ford, Daly, Farrell, Joseph, May, Watson.
Re: Itoje. has Eddie seen through the hype?
@crucial said in England V Australia:
For those that don't understand English the team is..
Team: M Vunipola, Hartley, Cole; Launchbury, Lawes; Robshaw, Underhill, Hughes, Youngs, Ford, Daly, Farrell, Joseph, May, Watson.
Re: Itoje. has Eddie seen through the hype?
He never bought into the hype, rated him as "potentially a solid test level player at best, if his development goes well"
@catogrande er replacements? Fast Eddie prefers the term 'finishers' according to the EnglandRugby email I just received.
@scribe said in England V Australia:
@catogrande er replacements? Fast Eddie prefers the term 'finishers' according to the EnglandRugby email I just received.
'Finishers' always sounds like someone employed at a brothel to ensure you go home with a smile on your face in case the selection you made doesn't do it for you.
@crucial said in England V Australia:
For those that don't understand English the team is..
Team: M Vunipola, Hartley, Cole; Launchbury, Lawes; Robshaw, Underhill, Hughes, Youngs, Ford, Daly, Farrell, Joseph, May, Watson.
Re: Itoje. has Eddie seen through the hype?
@crucial said in England V Australia:
@scribe said in England V Australia:
@catogrande er replacements? Fast Eddie prefers the term 'finishers' according to the EnglandRugby email I just received.
'Finishers' always sounds like someone employed at a brothel to ensure you go home with a smile on your face in case the selection you made doesn't do it for you.
That's what I like about the Fern. Every day's a school day thanks to those with the experience.
@catogrande said in England V Australia:
@crucial said in England V Australia:
For those that don't understand English the team is..
Team: M Vunipola, Hartley, Cole; Launchbury, Lawes; Robshaw, Underhill, Hughes, Youngs, Ford, Daly, Farrell, Joseph, May, Watson.
Re: Itoje. has Eddie seen through the hype?
@crucial said in England V Australia:
@catogrande said in England V Australia:
@crucial said in England V Australia:
For those that don't understand English the team is..
Team: M Vunipola, Hartley, Cole; Launchbury, Lawes; Robshaw, Underhill, Hughes, Youngs, Ford, Daly, Farrell, Joseph, May, Watson.
Re: Itoje. has Eddie seen through the hype?
In that you really are 
@Catogrande I can still see that horse breathing.
Would have liked to have watched this live but 2am is just too early to get up. 4am will be bad enough for the AB's. It should be a great test. Good luck both teams.
@chimoaus said in England V Australia:
Good luck both teams.
You do realise this is England and Australia?
Let them cop whatever fate hangs out.
9-0 to Oz would a good score
Picking Kerevi at 12 is interesting. I think they would be better off with Hunt there.
Likewise Hanigan at 6 could be exposed for his lack of physicality.
Should be a good watch - the game of the month.
FYI Oz team is: Sio, TPN, Kepu, Coleman, Simmons, Hanigan, Hooper, McMahon, Genia, Foley, Hodge, Kerevi, Kuridrani, Koroibete, Beale. Subs: Moore, Robertson, Alaalaatoa, Philip, McCalaman, Timani, Phipps, Hunt, Speight (one to omit).
Surprised they didn't bring Hunt in, I'm not a fan of our midfield. That said we have three playmakers in that backline, so I hope to see the ball get wide as much as possible.
The England side looks bloody solid, I must say. I think we're still a fair way off them, so I'd tip England by 10-15.
@barbarian said in England V Australia:
The England side looks bloody solid, I must say. I think we're still a fair way off them, so I'd tip England by 10-15.
Jeez you've brought it in from 20!
I suppose I should sit down and watch the Wales game at some point, then I'll get to this some time Sunday no doubt.
Likewise, I expect us to show a bit, but with that midfield attempting to bash its way through England - after failing to do that against Wales (95% tackle rate from the boyos?) this isn't going to end well.
@antipodean I knew the result and saw the stats - just wanted to see the individual performances and prove that, while impressive against Japan, a Kerevi/TK midfield wasn't ever going to be enough against top tier.
