England aim to be ruthless in tough autumn Tests

England volition look New Zealand for the 3rd lucifer successful a enactment arsenic they footwear disconnected a challenging Autumn Nations Series astatine Twickenham's Allianz Stadium connected Saturday.

They volition beryllium determined to spot the occupation done astatine their location crushed aft failing to clasp connected to leads successful their 2 summertime Test defeats successful New Zealand.

England, who are 5th successful the satellite rankings down Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand and France, besides suffered a constrictive decision successful France successful their last crippled of the Six Nations.

Head manager Steve Borthwick, whose squad person won 4 of their 8 games this year, wants his players to amusement they person learned from these choky matches.

"There was a play not truthful agelong agone wherever we weren't competing against the apical 4 sides successful the world," Borthwick said. "Now we're competing against them, but I privation to marque definite we get the occupation finished astatine the end.

"Make nary mistake, I praise the players for their performances and for each their efforts due to the fact that they've done a batch of bully things, but determination person besides been times wherever we person mislaid games arsenic opposed to the absorption winning them."

After facing New Zealand, England volition play Australia connected 9 November, satellite champions South Africa connected 16 November and Eddie Jones' Japan connected 24 November.

The squad has been rejuvenated since past year's World Cup semi-final decision by South Africa with an influx of young talent, but the departure of defence manager Felix Jones - lone 7 months aft joining the set-up - and highly rated spot and conditioning manager Aled Walters has resulted successful a caller play of turnover and adjustment.

Oyonnax caput manager Joe El-Abd - a former flatmate of Borthwick's - has replaced Jones and volition beryllium aiming to physique connected the occurrence of the Irishman's 'blitz' defence, portion Richard Wigglesworth has been promoted to go Borthwick's fig two.

Meanwhile, the nonaccomplishment of regular starting scrum-half Alex Mitchell for the full run to a cervix wounded means a alteration successful the captious 9 shirt.

Other than Mitchell, lone Bath's Ben Spencer has started a crippled astatine scrum-half this twelvemonth for England - a disappointing Six Nations decision by Scotland astatine Murrayfield.

Leicester Tigers' Jack van Poortvliet, the starting scrum-half earlier a nasty ankle wounded ruled him retired of the World Cup, and in-form Bristol Bear Harry Randall are the different 2 options successful Borthwick's squad.

But the return of experienced centre Henry Slade successful Exeter's Premiership lucifer connected Sunday volition person fixed the broadside a boost.

Scott Robertson's tenure arsenic New Zealand caput manager began positively with back-to-back wins against England successful Dunedin and Auckland.

However, missing retired connected the Rugby Championship rubric for the archetypal clip since 2019 aft a shock decision by Argentina and 2 consecutive losses against the satellite champion Springboks means a palmy autumn is required.

Marcus Smith's 3 missed kicks proved costly successful Dunedin arsenic England narrowly fell abbreviated of a archetypal triumph successful New Zealand since 2003.

Having led astatine half-time and good into the 2nd fractional a week later, the visitors failed to registry a people successful the last 4th arsenic New Zealand fought back to prevention their arrogant winning tally astatine Eden Park.

Will it beryllium 3rd clip fortunate successful different choky crippled against the World Cup runners-up?

Victory would beryllium England's ninth from 45 Tests against the All Blacks and their archetypal astatine Twickenham since the celebrated 38-12 triumph successful December 2012.

The past clip the sides played astatine Twickenham, England scored 3 tries successful the last 10 minutes to snatch a 25-25 draw successful the penultimate lucifer of Eddie Jones' reign.

Former Ireland caput manager Joe Schmidt is yet to person his archetypal connection triumph successful complaint of Australia.

The Wallabies finished rock-bottom of the Rugby Championship, registering lone 1 triumph implicit Argentina, and are successful request of a large triumph to physique content earlier the accomplishment of the British and Irish Lions adjacent year.

Australia, ranked the 10th champion broadside successful the world, whitethorn consciousness an accidental to origin an upset erstwhile they unfastened their circuit against England a week aft Borthwick's broadside look the All Blacks.

Schmidt has called up big-money rugby league person Joseph Suaalii to his squad, adjacent though the 21-year-old backmost has yet to play a crippled of nonrecreational XVs rugby, portion erstwhile Leicester Tigers helping Harry Potter could marque his debut.

Japan-based centre Samu Kerevi volition beryllium different 1 to ticker arsenic Australia arsenic volition elephantine La Rochelle fastener Will Skelton, who returns for the archetypal clip since captaining the broadside astatine past autumn's World Cup.

Schmidt's broadside instrumentality connected England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

The past clip England welcomed South Africa to Twickenham was successful Jones' last crippled successful complaint 2 years ago, which ended successful a 27-13 defeat and boos astir the stadium.

England adjacent faced the Springboks successful the World Cup semi-final, wherever a late Handre Pollard penalty ended their hopes of becoming satellite champions successful heartbreaking fashion.

This autumn's crippled offers England an accidental to avenge that one-point decision and amusement however they lucifer up against Rassie Erasmus' experienced side.

Following World Cup glory, the Boks continued their trophy-winning ways by picking up their first Rugby Championship since 2019, thrashing Argentina 48-7 successful their last game.

The world's fig 2 ranked side, who commencement their autumn matches against Scotland earlier facing England and past Wales, besides bushed New Zealand and Australia doubly connected their mode to the Rugby Championship title.

The last crippled of England's autumn bid is apt to connection a accidental for immoderate fringe players aft an emphatic 52-17 win implicit Japan's Brave Blossoms successful June showed the quality successful class.

Jones' side, ranked 14th successful the world, showed betterment successful the Pacific Nations Cup to scope the last with wins against Canada, the United States and Samoa, earlier being heavy defeated by Fiji.

However, New Zealand hammered his broadside 64-19 successful Yokohama past play to further amusement the gulf successful people erstwhile matched against the world's apical sides.

The 64-year-old Jones remained respectful and complimentary to his erstwhile adjunct manager Borthwick successful the build-up to their past encounter.

Jones volition anticipation his benignant words guarantee a lukewarm invited from England supporters.