Jonathan Joseph and Ben Youngs named in England team to face Australia

Returning: Jonathan Joseph missed Saturday's defeat to Wales
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Chris Jones1 October 2015

England have named Jonathan Joseph at outside centre for Saturday's World Cup match against Australia at Twickenham, the Rugby Football Union has announced.

Sam Burgess drops to the bench, while Ben Youngs has passed a fitness test after injuring his ankle in the defeat to Wales last Saturday.

Owen Farrell has been retained at fly-half - George Ford continues on the bench - with Burgess set to reprise the role of second-half impact replacement that he played against Fiji.

Elsewhere, Nick Easter comes onto the bench ahead of James Haskell.

England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said: “[Joseph] and Ben Youngs are both fit and raring to go, as are the rest of the squad for what will be a huge game against a very good team.

Matt Dunham/AP

"England-Australia matches at Twickenham are always massive occasions, this one more than ever, and we want everyone behind us so we can get the result we all want.”

England (v Australia, Twickenham Stadium, 8pm, BST, Saturday, October 3, 2015)

14 Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 13 caps)

12 Brad Barritt (Saracens, 25 caps)

11 Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby, 18 caps)

1 Joe Marler (Harlequins, 35 caps)

2 Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 26 caps)

3 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 54 caps)

4 Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 26 caps)

6 Tom Wood (Northampton Saints, 40 caps)

8 Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby, 30 caps)

Replacements

16 Rob Webber (Bath Rugby, 15 caps)

17 Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 25 caps)

18 Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints, 14 caps)

19 George Kruis (Saracens, 8 caps)

20 Nick Easter (Harlequins, 52 caps)

21 Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens, 25 caps)

22 George Ford (Bath Rugby, 15 caps)

23 Sam Burgess (Bath Rugby, 4 caps)

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