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England face Australia in the first match of a three-Test summer series in Perth on Saturday.

Eddie Jones boasts a flawless record against the Wallabies as England head coach, but the visitors arrive down under amid another difficult run of form.

Having won only two of five matches during another poor Six Nations campaign, an understrength team were embarrassed in a heavy 52-21 mauling by a 14-man Barbarians side at Twickenham last month.

Though now boosted by the returns of the Saracens and Leicester players that contested a classic Premiership final, England remain without some key names due to injury as they desperately seek a morale boost with the 2023 World Cup fast approaching on the horizon and growing disillusionment over Jones and the RFU’s leadership.

The tourists are likely in for a tough ride against Australia, who are currently the bookmakers’ favourites having shown improvements under Dave Rennie despite being bested by the All Blacks once again in last year’s Bledisloe Cup and embarking upon a desperate autumn tour in which they lost to England, Scotland and Wales.

The first Test in Perth is followed by two more contests on consecutive Saturdays, taking place in Brisbane and Sydney respectively. Gone is the old Cook Cup, which has been retired and replaced by the Ella-Mobbs Cup for matches between Australia and England from this tour onwards.

The first Test between Australia and England takes place on Saturday July 2, 2022, with kick-off scheduled for 10:55am BST.

Hosting the opening clash in the series is the 65,000-capacity Optus Stadium in Perth, Western