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England head coach Eddie Jones could unleash his new exciting backline partnership of Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell against Australia as he names team for Saturday's clash on Thursday Marcus Smith came off the bench to devastating effect in the thrashing of Tonga The fly-half has made a compelling case to be included in a full-strength line-up Owen Farrell has been cleared to feature in the second of three autumn Tests
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England's new back-line vision of Marcus Smith at fly-half and captain Owen Farrell at inside centre could become a reality on Thursday, when Eddie Jones names his side to face Australia.
Once Farrell was cleared to feature in the second of three autumn Tests at Twickenham, it was inevitable that he would return to the starting XV. The only question is where he is picked to lead the side, rather than if he will be selected.
On Wednesday night, the indications were that Jones was preparing to unleash Smith and Farrell together in a new 10-12 alliance. This is the combination which the head coach had spoken about wanting to try out, before Smith was hampered by a leg injury and Farrell was withdrawn from the
