Australia rugby union team
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Rajiv Maharaj: Positives of half-back pairings, Tevita Kuridrani and Michael Cheika’s arrival can balance out the negatives of the Beale saga and a weak scrum
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Guardian writers: England’s forwards impress against Australia, Ireland look good for the Six Nations and plenty of plus points for Scotland -
Former Wallabies captain chained himself to machinery as part of nonviolent action and will face court in the new year
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Sportblog George Ford focused on basics in battle to secure England No10 shirt
Andy Bull at TwickenhamAndy Bull: The Bath fly-half has a better all-round game compared to Owen Farrell and, fitness permitting, looks likely to be first choice when the Six Nations begins -
Paul Rees: England play to their strengths in grinding out victory but Stuart Lancaster needs to clarify his thinking when it comes to selection
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Dean Ryan: Stuart Lancaster’s team have a pack to match any in the world while Manu Tuilagi and Alex Goode can strengthen the much-criticised backs
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Stuart Lancaster knows he is in a race against time to find the best World Cup game plan but going back to the future against Australia offered a pointer
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England head coach Stuart Lancaster praises his team after they ended their Autumn international fixtures by defeating Australia 26-17
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Rugby star says he has joined the long-running anti-coal mine campaign in NSW because ‘it is part of being a human being’
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Eddie Butler: England and Wales rescue themselves from misery, France are … well, France, Scotland raise a gallop, while South Africa and Australia need to bounce back
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England’s head coach, Stuart Lancaster, praised his side for how they dealt with external pressures and singled out George Ford after their victory over Australia
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Andy Bull: England’s showing in their 26-17 autumn international win over Australia at Twickenham was far from perfect but full of guts
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Sportblog England need not panic as they can match anyone at the World Cup
Michael Aylwin at TwickenhamMichael Aylwin: England’s autumn performances have attracted unfair criticism but, given the circumstances, Stuart Lancaster’s team are more or less on track -
Ben Morgan and Courtney Lawes are inspirational for England against an Australia for whom Adam Ashley-Cooper excels but Nick Phipps and James Slipper struggle
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All the best images by our man at Twickenham, as England take on Australia in their last Test of 2014
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Ben Morgan was man of the match with two tries, the second a pushover, while George Ford landed 16 points as England beat Australia 26-17
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Rugby union: Stuart Lancaster’s team ended this international series on a high, claiming the Cook Cup with a win at Twickenham
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The England backs coach, Andy Farrell, admits the home side are desperate to vent their frustrations against their World Cup pool rivals on Saturday
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Robert Kitson: One answer to increasing anxiety in Stuart Lancaster’s side as they look to the World Cup could be a back-rower exiled in Toulon
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Dean Ryan: On Saturday there can be no doubt. The England forwards have to beat up the Australia pack and the kickers must ensure the game is played deep in Australian territory
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Australia captain Michael Hooper says his team have been rocked by the tragic death of batsman Phillip Hughes
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Australia’s captain acknowledged some ‘topsy-turvy results’ lately but promised no lack of motivation at Twickenham on Saturday
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Sam Burgess’s impending union debut for Bath on Friday night has potential repercussions for England’s 2015 World Cup campaign
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Horne starts a Test for the first time in two years as Joe Tomane misses out, while McMahon is back after a week’s rest
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The England captain, Chris Robshaw, admits England’s progress has stalled with less than 10 months to go before next year’s Rugby World Cup
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The former league player is close to a playing return after fracturing an eye-socket and cheekbone in last month’s NRL grand final
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Graham Rowntree is braced for set-piece chicanery from Australia when England attempt to rescue a disappointing autumn series at Twickenham on Saturday
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Robert Kitson: It is 30 years since the greatest Australia touring team took our shores by storm, but the modern international tour grows more business-like with every passing autumn – time for a different approach
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The strength of the Wallabies’ attack highlights the fact that it is an area full of question marks for England
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Stuart Lancaster has been impressed with Billy Twelvetrees’ energy and will hand George Ford the No10 shirt once more
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Guardian writers: England must be more clinical, Samoa show World Cup promise and the All Blacks make a clean sweep at the end-of-year awards -
Billy Vunipola will miss England’s final Test of the autumn campaign against their World Cup pool rivals Australia with concussion
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England’s final autumn Test will define their pre-World Cup year, with George Ford admitting Australia will punish them if they repeat the mistakes made in the win over Samoa
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Australia coach Michael Cheika admitted his side will have to come back stronger following another narrow defeat against Ireland in Dublin
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