Tom Croft starts again for England this Saturday against the mighty Wallabies. Martin Johnson will hope that England can build on their 39 – 13 win over the Pacific Islands last Saturday.
I think that even though England are not looking anywhere near the finished article there is a sense that we may be looking at the beginning stages of a team that can win the Grand Slam in next years 6 Nations. The mix of old and youth on the pitch is key and I think England have a very strong bench to turn to if things go wrong during Saturdays game.
I am not expecting England to beat Australia, but I am expecting them to push them very close. If Cipriani kicks well and the England scrum goes to plan I could see England just sneaking it with a score line of 25 – 23.
The back row of Palmer, Croft and Rees England has an agile and pacey look about it, which needs to play a major part if England have any chance in beating their old arch rivals.
England: D Armitage , P Sackey , J Noon, R Flutey , U Monye, D Cipriani, D Care, A Sheridan, L Mears, P Vickery, S Borthwick (capt), T Palmer, T Croft, T Rees, N Easter
Replacements: D Hartley, M Stevens, S Shaw, J Haskell, M Lipman, H Ellis, T Flood
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