Cooper wins battle for 10 jersey as Australia name side for English Test

Image: AAP/PA Images Image: AAP/PA Images VETERAN LOCK CADEYRN Neville and hooker David Porecki were handed Australia debuts Thursday in a powerful pack to face England in the first Test, while playmaker Quade Cooper got the nod over James O’Connor.

Porecki also got a maiden call-up with his five years of experience for Saracens and London Irish playing in his favour after a stellar Super Rugby season with the NSW Waratahs. Veteran Cooper won the battle for the No.10 shirt ahead of O’Connor, who failed to make the bench, with Noah Lolesio preferred, and will reunite with fellow Japan-based backs Samu Kerevi and Marika Koroibete.“He missed a chunk of the second part of the season… had two different injuries and while he’s back and fit he just lacks a bit of sharpness,” he said.

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