The 90m 'Bryan Habana' wonder try in training that secured Henry Arundell's England selection

Henry Arundell has been selected on the bench by England to face Australia on the back of a wonder try in training, with Eddie Jones, the England head coach, comparing Arundell's finish to the tries "Bryan Habana used to score".

The London Irish teenager has enjoyed a meteoric rise this season ever since his spectacular long-range try in the Challenge Cup against Toulon. Now another remarkable score has left Arundell on the verge of making his England debut on Saturday in Perth at the age of 19.

"He scored a 90-metre try at training on Wednesday. There were a few, I won’t use the expletives, 'he’s fast!' heard," Jones explained. "We had a number of coaches from different sports [sailing, hockey, cricket] watching and they heard this comment. He could be a very good player but he’s got a long way to go.

"He’s just scored a try not many other players in the world would have scored. It was like a try Bryan Habana used to score – one of those."

Jonny Hill, the England lock who starts alongside Maro Itoje in Perth, also gave his view of Arundell's 'crazy' try.

"I asked him this morning what he thought he was [doing in terms of speed] percentage-wise and he said 85-90 per cent. He rounded a couple of lads – Mako Vunipola and Will Stuart, I think it was! No, I think it was some back-three lads. 

"It was very impressive – he’s a proper rock star, isn’t he? I’m sure he’s going to have a big future. The Aussies will have seen that try he scored (against Toulon). Everyone did."

Jones also hinted that Arundell's pace had been causing problems for his England team-mates in training, having recovered from minor injury which kept him out of England's game against the Barbarians before they flew to Australia.

"He had that slight knock