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England v Australia: Danny Care dropped for Test; Manu Tuilagi in squad

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Danny Care scoring for England against Japan
Danny Care scored England's first try in the 35-15 victory over Japan on Saturday
England v Australia
Venue: Twickenham Date: Saturday, 24 November Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 live with BBC Two highlights at 19:30 GMT

England scrum-half Danny Care has been dropped for Saturday's match against Australia at Twickenham.

Centre Alex Lozowski and number eight Zach Mercer have also been left out of head coach Eddie Jones' 28-man squad for the final autumn fixture.

Northampton back Piers Francis and Manu Tuilagi have been included.

"We weren't happy with some aspects on Saturday and he can go away and work on them," said Jones about his decision to drop Harlequins scrum-half Care.

Jones also confirmed that wing Chris Ashton will have a scan on his calf on Monday after picking up an injury in the win over Japan on Saturday, but says it "doesn't look too serious".

Meanwhile, England are hopeful Tuilagi will be available to face the Wallabies, with Jones saying the Leicester centre is "100%" in contention but will not play if there is any risk.

Tuilagi was expected to play against South Africa in the first match of the autumn but suffered a groin injury in training.

Number eight Nathan Hughes is included in the squad after returning from a six-week suspension, having trained on Friday and Sunday.

England have two wins from their previous three autumn fixtures, with victories over South Africa and Japan coming either side of a 16-15 defeat by world champions New Zealand.

England squad to face Australia:

Forwards: Charlie Ewels, Jamie George, Dylan Hartley, Alec Hepburn, Ted Hill, Nathan Hughes, Maro Itoje, Courtney Lawes, Ben Moon, Brad Shields, Kyle Sinckler, Elliott Stooke, Sam Underhill, Harry Williams, Mark Wilson.

Backs: Chris Ashton, Joe Cokanasiga, Elliot Daly, Owen Farrell, George Ford, Piers Francis, Jonny May, Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Ben Te'o, Manu Tuilagi, Richard Wigglesworth, Ben Youngs.

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  • Comment posted by pharis389, at 12:09 19 Nov 2018

    So Nathan Hughes who's not played for six weeks and has only ever underperformed in an England shirt gets straight back into the squad along with Piers Francis who has never looked like an international player

  • Comment posted by U14061168, at 12:07 19 Nov 2018

    Saturday was a perfect example of why Hartley is the captain and should remain so until after the WC.
    Farrell is a class act but shouldn't be burdened with the captaincy and Ford without Farrell is like a bairn without his comfort blanket.
    We need Cipriani in the squad and on the bench - if Farrell is injured or cited we are doomed.

  • Comment posted by Salforal, at 12:38 19 Nov 2018

    How about we pick a team where players are in their best position? On Saturday we had a wing at centre, a blind side at open side, a 2nd row at blind side and a winger/centre at full back (regular occurrence). Add to this we regularly play a stand-off at inside centre and a inferior player at stand-off.

  • Comment posted by Dr_John - not a Doctor of medicine, at 12:28 19 Nov 2018

    28. nigelmin "Cipriani was world-class for Gloucester at the weekend. Best fly half performance I have seen for some years."

    Calm down, he had a decent game against Leicester reserves, but given that the full strength Leicester side aren't great, it is a bit early to hail him as the messiah.

    There is a case to have him on the bench, but Farrell is a better 10.

  • Comment posted by James, at 12:05 19 Nov 2018

    Piers Francis? Absolute joke.

  • Comment posted by Casper, at 12:03 19 Nov 2018

    Mercer can feel hard done by deserves a chance ahead of Hughes.

  • Comment posted by Casper, at 12:06 19 Nov 2018

    Time to move on from Care and Wigglesworth. Why aren't the other guys getting game time?

  • Comment posted by Will, at 12:04 19 Nov 2018

    Way too many people writing Australia off for 2019. They’ve been poor and could well get beaten on Saturday. But they have an annoying habit of peaking for RWC’s.
    Thought the Irish were a cut above all NH sides on Saturday. Superbly coached, disciplined and aggressive. Unsettled NZ and showed the exact template to beat them.

  • Comment posted by N0body, at 12:23 19 Nov 2018

    Not sure why the persistence with Nathan Hughes, I've yet to see him have a good game, more so since he hasn't played for 4 weeks.

  • Comment posted by Robert Card, at 12:03 19 Nov 2018

    Should be a good game regardless!

    When is Eng vs Aus ever dull?

  • Comment posted by broquetman, at 15:39 19 Nov 2018

    Sorry guys but I'm having a general moan. Does anyone else tire of seeing the subs allowed behind the dead-ball line ready to kiss and cuddle a try scorer - like football players.
    Also isn't it time to remove on-field adverts which spoil the usually immaculate playing service and viewing experience. Most of the colours seem to end up on the players shirts and shorts making them look ridicllous

  • Comment posted by Mike, at 12:54 19 Nov 2018

    I've generally liked Care's play when he comes on as a sub but generally not when he starts.

  • Comment posted by Eddie Izzards Beret, at 12:49 19 Nov 2018

    Nathan Hughes is too slow to play international rugby in the back row. Takes the ball into contact too high and constantly gets stripped of possession or choke tackled, especially by the Irish. Missed a sitter of a tackle on Huw Jones in the 6N which led to a try - did I miss anything?

  • Comment posted by U16975695, at 12:21 19 Nov 2018

    Very harsh on Mercer!

    Needs a run out with a proper 6 and 7 not two big lumps playing out of position.

    Mercer is twice as good as Hughes and is the future.

  • Comment posted by Logical reasoning , at 12:25 19 Nov 2018

    I'm not surprised he's in, but I really do not rate Hughes in the slightest. Personally don't want him anywhere near the WC squad, in my mind he's 5th choice after Billy, Simmons, Mercer and Wilson(really a 6). I'll never forget him getting dump tackled by Faf de klerk, for someone so big his ball carrying is pretty ineffective, yet he offers little else.

  • Comment posted by U17196569, at 12:17 19 Nov 2018

    I am beginning to question the selection processes here! Hughes over Mercer is a strange call.

  • Comment posted by FintanStack, at 12:08 19 Nov 2018

    Surely there must be a better prospect at 9 than Wigglesworth!

  • Comment posted by AyewLookmanatMee, at 12:51 19 Nov 2018

    What does Wigglesworth have on Jones that he keeps getting selected? He's not a bad player but by my count there's at least 3 better 9's hanging around that should get a go ahead of him. If i was Robson I would be seriously considering giving up and going to try make the money in France at this point. Seems odd to me that no new 9's were called up for these games. If not now then when?

  • Comment posted by anglo irish mutt, at 14:35 19 Nov 2018

    Advice to Eddie from an armchair expert after the AIs so far...

    Daly isn't a fullback
    Nowell isn't a centre
    Keep 2nd rows where they belong
    Sinkler, Slade, Underhill, Cokanisiga, and Wilson all stood up
    Care, Ford and George need to pull their finger out
    Ford is not the Plan B (see above)
    England still have a discipline problem

    BUT - overall not a bad return :-)

  • Comment posted by Yoshik53, at 12:04 19 Nov 2018

    Trust this does not shatter the confidence of Zach.

    Would want Manu to be a impact sub with Cokanasiga getting a full game.

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