England Team Manager Martin Johnson has made one change to his starting XV to face Australia in the second International at Twickenham on Saturday 13 November (16.30 SA Time).

Northampton Saints hooker Dylan Hartley, who scored a second half try against New Zealand as a replacement, comes in for Leeds Carnegie’s Steve Thompson at No 2.

The only other change in the match day squad comes on the bench where experienced London Wasps lock Simon Shaw replaces Gloucester Rugby’s David Attwood.

Bath Rugby’s Lewis Moody will lead the side out for the fifth successive game with the Cook Cup at stake.

England field 13 of the starting line-up that beat Australia 21-20 in Sydney in the last meeting between the two sides, with Sale Sharks loose head Andrew Sheridan coming in for London Wasps’s Tim Payne and Hartley in for Thompson as the only changes.

England team to face Australia:

15 Ben Foden (Northampton Saints) , 14 Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints) , 13 Mike Tindall (Gloucester Rugby) , 12 Shontayne Hape (Bath Rugby) , 11 Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks) , 10 Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers) , 9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers) , 1 Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks) , 2 Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints) , 3 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers) , 4 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints) , 5 Tom Palmer (Stade Francais) , 6 Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers) , 7 Lewis Moody (Bath Rugby, captain) , 8 Nick Easter (Harlequins)

Replacements: 16 Steve Thompson (Leeds Carnegie) , 17 David Wilson (Bath Rugby) , 18 Simon Shaw (London Wasps) , 19 Hendre Fourie (Leeds Carnegie) , 20 Danny Care (Harlequins) , 21 Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks) , 22 Delon Armitage (London Irish)

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