England Team Announced to face Australia

England Worlds No1
By Ouseburn 17/6/03 0930
June 20 2003

England Team Announced - Coach Clive Woodward has made two changes to the starting line up from the team that played the New Zealand 'All Blacks'.

ENGLAND TEAM ANNOUNCED

Clive Woodward has made two changes to the England team for this Saturday’s match against the World Cup Champions Australia in Melbourne.

Woodward has promoted Gloucester props Phil Vickery and Trevor Woodman into his starting line-up following his men's historic 15-13 win over New Zealand ‘All Blacks’. The England coach, who had always planned to make a couple of changes, has moved the world's most-capped prop Jason Leonard to the substitutes' bench along with Graham Rowntree.

Are we seeing the ‘Old Guard’ falling I wonder?

Vickery who came on as a half-time replacement for Jason Leonard, played a key role in last Saturday's victory over New Zealand.

Kyran Bracken retains his place even though Mat Dawson is fit and on the bench.

England Team to face Australia:

J Lewsey, J Robinson, W Greenwood,M Tindall, B Cohen, J Wilkinson,K Bracken,T Woodman S Thompson,P Vickery,M. Johnson,(Capt), B Kay, R Hill, N Back, L Dallaglio

Replacements: M Regan, J Leonard, S Borthwick, J Worsley, M Dawson, A King, D Luger