Whenever I think about facing the Kangaroos, I'm drawn to the words of Mark Twain. "It's not the size of the dog in the fight , it's the size of the fight in the dog." And if ever there were a day for England to beat the Kangaroos, it's this one.

Australia arrive at Wembley without James Tedesco, Latrell Mitchell, Tom Trbojevic, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Payne Haas, Zac Lomax or Xavier Coates - all among the best rugby players on the planet.

Through injuries, withdrawals, and shifting allegiances, the Kangaroos are without a number of star names.

By contrast, England - who historically enter the international season down on numbers due to a longer season - are missing only Matty Ashton and Victor Radley. It's a far cry from the 2017 World Cup final when they were missing key players such as

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