Find out who has made Steve Borthwick's 23 to take on the Wallabies this Saturday

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England head coach Steve Borthwick will start with the same 15 players for the second weekend running  – though Henry Slade and Ollie Lawrence will nominally swap positions in the centres for Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series encounter with Australia.

There are bigger changes among the substitutes, where Borthwick has reverted to a 5-3 bench after deploying a 6-2 split last weekend. Luke Cowan-Dickie comes in for Theo Dan as replacement hooker, while Ben Curry is the forward who makes way for the additional back, Ollie Sleightholme.

Related: Discover the Autumn Nations Series fixtures

After running the All Blacks agonisingly close in a 22-24 defeat on Saturday, England will be desperate for a win against a Wallabies side in the midst of a Joe Schmidt-led rebuild. Australia are currently four places below England in the world rankings.

“Facing Australia is always a massive challenge,” Borthwick said on announcing his team for Twickenham. “We’ll work diligently this week to ensure we’re physically and tactically prepared to take on the Wallabies. 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 match kicks off at 3.10pm GMT on Saturday 9 November.

George Ford looks dejected after England's November 2024 defeat to New Zealand.

George Ford will be looking to bounce back after last-minute drop goal heartbreak against New Zealand. (David Rogers/Getty Images)


England team Autumn Internationals – v Australia

15. George Furbank
14. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
13. Ollie Lawrence
12. Henry Slade
11. Tommy Freeman
10. Marcus Smith
9. Ben Spencer

1. Ellis Genge (vice-captain)
2. Jamie George (captain)
3. Will Stuart
4. Maro Itoje (vice-captain)
5. George Martin
6. Chandler Cunningham-South
7. Tom Curry
8. Ben Earl (vice-captain)

Replacements:
16. Luke Cowan-Dickie
17. Fin Baxter
18. Dan Cole
19. Nick Isiekwe
20. Alex Dombrandt
21. Harry Randall
22. George Ford (vice-captain)
23. Ollie Sleightholme


England Autumn Nations Series squad 2024

Forwards

Fin Baxter (Harlequins, 3 caps)
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers, 23 caps)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 116 caps)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks, 41 caps)
Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 8 caps)
Ben Curry (Sale Sharks, 6 caps)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 54 caps)
Theo Dan (Saracens, 15 caps)
Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints, 2 caps)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 18 caps)
Ben Earl (Saracens, 34 caps)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 31 caps)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 63 caps)
Jamie George (Saracens, 94 caps)
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 12 caps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 85 caps)
Joe Marler (Harlequins, 95 caps)
George Martin (Leicester Tigers, 16 caps)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 42 caps)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 38 caps)

Backs

Elliot Daly (Saracens, 69 caps)
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs, 7 caps)
George Ford (Sale Sharks, 97 caps)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints, 12 caps)
George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 12 caps)
Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby, 28 caps)
Alex Lozowski (Saracens, 5 caps)
Luke Northmore (Harlequins, 2 caps)
Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, 8 caps)
Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks, 1 cap)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 66 caps)
Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints, 2 caps)
Fin Smith (Northampton Saints, 5 caps)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 36 caps)
Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 7 caps)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 34 caps)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, 14 caps)


England Autumn Nations Series fixtures 2024

Saturday 9 November 2024

  • England v Australia
    Twickenham Stadium, London
    Kick-off: 3.10pm GMT / 5.10pm SAST / 2.10am AEDT (Sunday) / 4.10am NZDT (Sunday) / 10.10am ET / 7.10am PT

Saturday 16 November 2024

  • England v South Africa
    Twickenham Stadium, London
    Kick-off: 5.40pm GMT / 7.40pm SAST / 4.40am AEDT (Sunday) / 6.40am NZDT (Sunday) / 12.40pm ET / 9.40am PT

Sunday 24 November 2024

  • England v Japan
    Twickenham Stadium, London
    Kick-off: 4.10pm GMT / 6.10pm SAST / 3.10am AEDT (Monday) / 5.10am NZDT (Monday) / 11.10am ET / 8.10am PT

England Autumn Nations Series results 2024

Saturday 2 November 2024

  • England 22 v 24 New Zealand
    Twickenham Stadium, London

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