running back owen farrell into midfield should help with the fluency, but doesn't a coach's job with's job begin and with the fluency, but doesn't a coach'sjob begin and end with with the fluency, but doesn't a coach's job begin and end with the word victory? i put that point to jones earlier. does it ever matter how you win in sport, as long as you win? it definitely does. ourjob tomorrow is to play good english by. tomorrow is to play good english rugby. and to beat australia pulled how we played it, what style we play, whether people find it entertaining, there might be 82,000 out there and 40,000 find it entertaining and 40,000 don't find it entertaining. ourjob is to win and play good rugby. wood england have a good recent record against australia and i asked whether that means some of the australian players might have a bit of a psychological barrier against england. he reckons there might be something in that if there might be something in that if the game gets tight on saturday. in recent memory, australia have been very strong, with a good win against wales last weekend. he

next to this weekend's rugby union autumn internationals, and owen farrell returns to england's starting

owen farrell coming backin good they are. owen farrell coming back in to make that partnership. jones fullback, we have a lightning fast back three. eddiejones will be keen to get the ball in those three's hands early. that's why farrell is back in. i'd like to see henry slade to get more game time, to see how he fits in. maybe taking off ford and farrell play 10 and slade12. with otogi it's a shock not to have him straight back in the team considering how he's grown over the last two years in terms of stature ofa last two years in terms of stature of a player and he's seen as one of the most important players for england. but eddie jones the most important players for england. but eddiejones is trying to figure out the pecking order of his second row. we're blessed to have four or five very, very strong players in that second row. i think kourtney laws has been outstanding. he's trying to figure it out. mario will play his role during the game. 0k, mike. will play his role during the game. ok, mike. thanks very much for bringing us all the latest ahead of that. new zealand are

england head coach eddiejones has opted to rest two of his best players, maro itoje and owen farrell,summer. jones says neither are currently in their peak condition. physically we think there are areas we can really improve. we have a targeted period for them to do that, then once they've done that, they come back in contention and once they come back m, contention and once they come back in, they are obviously a great chance to get in the 23. the beneficiary of farrell's absences henry slade, whilst elsewhere in the backline elliot daly has made a rapid return from a knee problem to start on the wing. with the world cup start on the wing. with the world cu p two start on the wing. with the world cup two years away, eddiejones may use this autumn as a chance to experiment with one or two combinations, but his faith in his captain remains unbroken. ben hartley will again lead the side this saturday for the 21st consecutive match. he must think i'm improving. i don't know what he thinks, ask him. it's clear what he expects from me, i want to keep delivering for him. every session i hav

owen farrell was rested, george ford on kicking duties, england leading but onlyjust.s looked rattled, the home side looked rusty. england start with a win but there's room for improvement. john watson, bbc news. england head coach eddiejones admitted it was far from his side's most exciting display and said there was plenty to work on ahead of next week's game with australia. we just want consistency. we had opportunities out wide which we didn't finish. we've just got to get better at finishing those. the understanding between the players wasn't great, which is understandable because they haven't played a lot of rugby together. and then we just need that consistency around the set pieces. we need to get better, it was the start of the season so we will take that result but we need to step up the intensity and application to beat australia next week. scotland head coach gregor townsend was a relieved man after surviving that late samoa fightback to win his first game in charge. i think they all go down to the wire, don't they, all within seven points. similar to the w

eyeing up the post, owen farrell, back in the starting line—up, partly to do this on a day of persistentwe re of persistent drizzle, any point were gratefully received. australia's coach simmered with officials at half—time, he had two players in the sin bin. but it was back to 15 versus 15, when an england kick suddenly turned into attack, rugby's perennial unpredictable as the bounce of the ball. the australian player waited for it to go out, the england player had just enough energy to finish it off from one end to the other. replays agonised over the touchline, the ball stayed in, the tri— stewed. much of the second half got stuck in replays, when australia crossed the line the officials decided eddie moore was offside. the coach choked. england chased towards the try line again, jonathanjones england chased towards the try line again, jonathan jones refusing the conditions, wet grass was made for this. the match had slipped from australia. suddenly england had 30 points and to win in this style could make anyone smile. those last few minutes certainly changed the complexion of the w

owen farrell rested, kicking duties falling to george ford. england leading but onlyjust. leading but onlyjust. head coach eddiejones looked rattled, the home side looked rusty, rokoduguni attempting to shake that off, set free after 65 minutes. england starting with the win but room for improvement with two tests in this series to come. england need to salvage a draw in the final day of their test against australia to keep the ashes alive. england will resume with 40 without loss but australia have a lead of 128 runs. it's been a troublesome 24 hours for mercedes after members of their team were robbed at gunpoint in brazil. on the track, world champion lewis hamilton crashed out of qualifying on the first lap. he was unhurt and will start from the back of the grid, although team—mate valterri bottas will be on pole for tomorrow's brazilian grand prix. there was a surprise result in rugby league's world cup with tonga beating new zealand. but scotland are out of the tournament. they drew 14—all with samoa and are bottom of their group on points difference. and there's new

eyeing up the posts, owen farrell, back in the starting line—up, partly to do this.fully received. australia's coach simmered with officials at half—time. he had two players in the sin bin. but it was back to 15 versus 15 when an england clearance kick suddenly turned into attack. rugby‘s eternal unpredictable is the bounce of the ball. australia's kurtley beale waited for it to go out and, yet, daley kept it in. and the england player had just enough energy to finish it off. from one end to the other. replays agonised over the touchline. the ball stayed in, the try stood. much of the second half got stuck in replays. as australia crossed the line, officials decided the bald—headed maul was offside. in the way, no try. coach michael cheika choked. and england chased towards the try line again, jonathan jones diffusing the conditions. wet grass was made for this. the match had slipped from australia. johnny may scored a try and then made one for danny care. suddenly, england have 30 points. to win in this style could make anyone smile. there was a thriller at murrayfi

head coach eddiejones is resting lions duo maro itoje and owen farrell but is expecting a tough test had a lot of close losses in the by had a lot of close losses in the rugby championship. you look at the same side two years ago, semifinalists in the world cup, and eve ryo ne semifinalists in the world cup, and everyone talks about that 2015 world cup as being such a high quality, and they played some exceptional by and they played some exceptional rugby in the quarterfinal and semifinal, so certainly a team you cannot underestimate. also playing tomorrow, wales take on australia in cardiff, with owen williams set to make his first start for wales at centre. and jacob stockdale will make his first ireland appearance on home soil, as they host south africa in dublin. scotland get their autumn series under way against samoa. it will be a momentous occasion for head coach gregor townsend who, more than 20 years after making his playing debut for scotland, will take charge of his first home game for his country. kheredine idsan reports. it has been quite a journey for gregor townsend. n

owen farrell is back in england's starting 15 to play australia at twickenham, the saracens back was a bigger test against his countrymen than in recent games. had a bit of an itch at the back of a head, as the game gets tied their memory goes back to those previous games, so that's an advantage, we've got to that's an advantage, we've got to that itch to the back of their head and that's the hard part. in golf, justin rose has put himself into a great position going into day two of the world tour championships in dubai. the englishman was one off the lead after the first round. this eagle out of the bunker helped him to six under par. patrick reed of the usa is the leaderfor to six under par. patrick reed of the usa is the leader for now. that's all the sport for now. or in a couple of hours' time, sportsday is at half past ten. lots to do before then. i'm sure you'll be kept very busy! zero later. police have arrested a man after the death of a father who died when a firework went off in his arm. this afternoon and 22—year—old man handed himself into police and being questioned. th

owen farrell has been arrested.for the first leg of their world cup play—off against switzerland, their play at windsor park tonight before the second leg in basel on sunday. a full update in the next 15 minutes. reports from hollywood say kevin spacey is to be edited out of a new film six weeks before its release — following the recent allegations of sexual assault. spacey, who plastean paul getty in the thriller, "all the money in the world", will be replaced by the oscar—winning canadian actor, christopher plummer. the release of the film will still go ahead as planned on december the 22nd. we can speak now to the actress valentina violo, who stars in all the money in the world — alongside kevin spacey, mark wahlberg and michelle williams. thank you forjoining us. you met kevin spacey recently, in connection with the filming of the movie we we re with the filming of the movie we were just with the filming of the movie we werejust mentioning. how with the filming of the movie we were just mentioning. how did you f

england head coach eddiejones has opted to rest two of his best buys, maro itoje and owen farrell, whoew months, including with the last few months, including with the lions in the summer. it means an opportunity for henry slade at inside centre, just his eighth cap, but he lines up in the midfield alongsidejonathan but he lines up in the midfield alongside jonathan joseph, elliot daly is fit to start after a quick recovery from a knee injury. he makes up the back three with mike brown and anthony watson. ben youngs and george ford resume now halfback combination. up front, and george ford resume now halfback combination. upfront, in and george ford resume now halfback combination. up front, in maro itoje's absence, george kruis partners courtney lawes in the second row and dylan hartley ca pta i ns second row and dylan hartley captains the side from the front row with the lions mako vunipola and dan cole. in the back row, nathan hughes sta rts cole. in the back row, nathan hughes starts at number eight as expected and so, too, chris robshaw at blindside flanker and sam underhill edges

owen farrell was rested, george ford to the kicking, england leading but onlyjust.s looked england leading but onlyjust. head coach eddiejones looked rattled, the home side looked rusty. england start with a win that there's for improvement. wales an action against australia, an exciting start to the game with three early tries. wales responded quickly to an early australian score, steph evans going overin australian score, steph evans going over in the corner, the try converted by leigh halfpenny to give them the lead. but australia have hit back at the principality stadium, adam coleman restoring the lead, 14—10 to australia at the moment with ten minutes to go until half—time. and it's ireland three, south africa and zero in the other autumn international, about 13 minutes gone in the game. see all the fixtures on the screen. three matches in the anglo welsh cup. gloucester got a bonus point in their win over london irish, the two played games are under way, the castle leading cardiff blues 19—0, northampton saints leading newport gwent dragons 5—0. there was a s

maro itoje and owen farrell, who were both rested against the pumas, also remain in camp.cular, but i know from our point of view will be targeting every single one of them. we won't be singling any guys out. to wina we won't be singling any guys out. to win a test match, you've got take 20 wickets and score more runs than them, and that's the approach we'll have as a side. of course, will have plans in place for each individual player. bring it on. it's what it's about. you want that competitive element to it, and those little in—house rivalries, if you like. it should be a great series, and they've got some great players in their squad, some good characters as well, which i am sure will make for a great year. with world number one rafael nadal pulling out of the atp world tour finals with a knee injury, roger federer takes over as the top seed and the main attraction. he takes on dominic thiem in the evening session. in action now, as you can see from these live pictures from the o2, jack sock of the usa is taking on this year's beaten wimbledon finalist, marin cilic. it

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