Payne to face Australia
London Wasps’ Tim Payne will line up as part of Martin Johnson’s England side to face Australia this Saturday in the first of the Autumn Internationals at Twickenham.
Tim Payne is named in England's starting line up at Twickenham on Saturday
Payne will collect his 13th cap and is joined in the line up by Steve Thompson, who makes his first international start since 2006. Brive hooker Thompson is joined by fellow 2003 Rugby World Cup winners Jonny Wilkinson (Toulon) and Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers) in the team to face the Wallabies. At the start of their international careers are uncapped duo Courtney Lawes and former Wasp Ayoola Erinle.
England team to face Australia - Twickenham, Saturday, KO 2.30pm
15 Ugo Monye (Harlequins)
14 Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks)
13 Dan Hipkiss (Leicester Tigers)
12 Shane Geraghty (Northampton Saints)
11 Matt Banahan (Bath Rugby)
10 Jonny Wilkinson (Toulon)
9 Danny Care (Harlequins)
1 Tim Payne (London Wasps)
2 Steve Thompson (CA Brive)
3 Dave Wilson (Bath Rugby)
4 Louis Deacon (Leicester Tigers)
5 Steve Borthwick (Saracens, Captain)
6 Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers)
7 Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers)
8 Jordan Crane (Leicester Tigers)
REPLACEMENTS: 16 Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), 17 Duncan Bell (Bath Rugby), 18 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints),19 James Haskell (Stade Francais), 20 Paul Hodgson (London Irish), 21 Andy Goode (CA Brive), 22 Ayoola Erinle (Biarritz Olympique)
Tune into live coverage from 2pm on Sky Sports 2.
