ngland are in Australia today for the start of a three-Test summer tour in which Eddie Jones’ side could badly use a morale boost.
The tourists head down under on a downbeat note after following another heavily disappointing two-win Six Nations campaign with an embarrassing Twickenham demolition by a Barbarians team that played with 14 men for a large portion of the game.
Owen Farrell returns for Saturday’s first Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth, but is surprisingly not the captain as Courtney Lawes is preferred to lead the team instead.
The likes of Danny Care and Billy Vunipola are also back for an England side missing several key performers in Manu Tuilagi, Henry Slade, Ben Youngs, Kyle Sinckler, Sam Simmonds and Alex Dombrandt, among other names.
Australia are making improvements under head coach Dave Rennie despite a miserable northern hemisphere tour last autumn, with 33-year-old lock Cadeyrn Neville poised to become their oldest debutant for more than 20 years this weekend.
Here’s how to watch today’s opening clash between Australia and England from home…
Where to watch Australia vs England
TV channel: In the UK, Australia vs England is being broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action, with coverage beginning at 10:15am.
Live stream: Subscribers can also watch the game unfold live online via the Sky Go app.
Live coverage: You can follow all the action as it happens on Saturday morning with Standard Sport’s LIVE match blog.
