Steve Borthwick’s side will be heavy favourites to make it back-to-back strong wins against the Brave Blossoms, having eased the pressure on their head coach with a record thrashing of Australia last time out to kick off the autumn portion of the inaugural competition.
Following a week of headlines that included explosive reports of a summer rift in camp, England brushed aside the woeful Wallabies, scoring seven tries – including two for Henry Pollock playing as an emergency wing – in a 45-22 demolition that moved them above Ireland and into second in the Northern Hemisphere table, behind only France.
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