How the Wallabies and England squads rate before Test opener

, with Dan McKellar’s influence obvious. Form for the Brumbies was solid, but this is a different level.Can he stop the intelligent and provocative Maro Itoje at lineout time? The Brumbies set-piece wizard showed against France last year that the big occasion does not faze him.Scrum battle against England’s Ellis Genge is going to set the tone, and relatively inexperienced Kiwi ref James Doleman has a huge job on his hands. Finished Super Rugby in good form.

The veteran halfback still has quick feet but the Wallabies won’t be too sorry that Ben Youngs is not on this tour. England will play with pace in the right areas but Care will be judged by the quality of his kicking game.The powerhouse has fought his way back into Eddie’s good books and was outstanding in the recent English Premiership final.

World class. Always rates a mention in those difficult and entirely subjective ‘world’s best player’ lists. A real student of the lineout and a complete pest at the breakdown, where he doesn’t mind throwing out a few verbals.Less well-known than most of the pack, he’ll do a lot of the thankless grunt work. Doesn’t have a lot of recent footy, however, so might be a touch underdone.The tight-head has been around for a while, but question marks remain in the absence of the injured Kyle Sinckler.

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