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England will restore George Ford at fly-half for Saturday's second Test against Australia at AAMI Park.
Eddie Jones will reunite the Grand Slam-winning 10-12 axis of Ford and Owen Farrell as the tourists target the victory that will complete an historic series in the southern hemisphere.
Ford was brought on in the 29th minute of the 39-28 victory in Brisbane with Luther Burrell, who had been exposed in defence on several occasions, making way.
The reshuffle saw Farrell, the starting fly-half, replace Burrell at inside centre and the change in personnel provided the catalyst for England's fightback.
A bold early substitution by Jones was rewarded with arguably Ford's best performance in 24 caps after the 23-year-old's vision set-up tries for wings Marland Yarde and Jack Nowell.
It is hoped the twin playmakers will offer England the direction they need if they are to seize an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
"Australia will be desperate because they will be disappointed with the first result," Ford said.
"They played some good stuff in the first 20 minutes of that first Test and will aim to do that for the full 80.
"They'll bring physicality as always and will want to get one back on us, but we're desperate as well."
Australia vs England first Test player ratingsShow all 30 1 /30Australia vs England first Test player ratings Australia vs England first Test player ratings <b>England:</b> 15. Mike Brown – 6 out of 10 Uncharacteristic error led to three points for Foley when Australia were wobbling after he knocked on when unopposed. Has had better days, but still lively with ball in hand.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 14. Anthony Watson – 6 out of 10 Saw extremely little of the ball, and was forced to do the hard yards in chasing kicks for the evening.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 13. Jonathan Joseph – 7 out of 10 Alert enough to seize on Folau’s error and showed his foot skills to dribble the ball, gather and touch down to give England the lead. Defence still needs some work though as Australia found success on his outside shoulder.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 12. Luther Burrell – 5 out of 10 Lucky to get away with a late hit on Hooper, and made sure the obstruction on him from Arnold was spotted to see Foley’s try chalked off. Left the field immediately after though as Jones sacrificed him to sure up the defence.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 11. Marland Yarde – 7 out of 10 Sound defensively as he guarded his channel well, but couldn’t find a way past Haylett-Petty when in space that could have led to a try. Made amends when he finished the second try, and justified his return to the starting XV.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 10. Owen Farrell – 9 out of 10 24 points from the boot continues his incredible season when aiming at goal, but he looked just as assured with the ball in hand regardless of if he was at 10 or 12.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 9. Ben Youngs – 8 out of 10 The scrum-half relieved the pressure for England on a number of occasions as his touch-finding box kicks got his side out of sticky situations. Looks increasingly the starting scrum-half, with Danny Care’s pace able to finish games.
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Australia vs England first Test player ratings 1. Mako Vunipola – 7 out of 10 Managed to get the better of Holmes in the front-row scrum battle and uncharacteristically won the first penalty. Powerful in the loose.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 2. Dylan Hartley – 8 out of 10 Captain fantastic continues his unblemished record as skipper as he led from the front. Accurate with his lineout darts and a unit with the ball in hand.
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Australia vs England first Test player ratings 3. Dan Cole – 7 out of 10 Bore the brunt of Romain Poite’s early frustration but won round the Frenchman to expose Scott Sio. Won the battle when the Australian departed for the sin-bin.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 4. Maro Itoje – 8 out of 10 Announced his arrival in Australia with a crucial turnover on his own line, and a massive presence in the lineout to disrupt the Wallabies on their ball. The question must be asked: will he ever have a bad game?
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 5. George Kruis – 7 out of 10 England lineout general decided to make his presence felt in defence as well as with ball in hand. One charging run bounced off Hooper, and he smashed the flanker soon after to try and slow down the ever-present flanker.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 6. Chris Robshaw – 8 out of 10 Followed in Itoje’s suit early on with an important turnover when Australia had the momentum. Lovely hands to release Yarde shortly before the break, and his work-rate was as high as ever. Continues to justify his place in the back-row
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 7. James Haskell – 9 out of 10 His best outing in an England shirt. Set the tone with a thumping hit on David Pocock in the opening minutes, and his break from a maul led to Yarde’s try.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 8. Billy Vunipola – 7 out of 10 For once it wasn’t the Billy Vunipola show, though that says more about his team-mates stepping up to be counted. Didn’t have to be depended on as much due to England’s dominance up front, and was replaced late on by Joe Launchbury as he ran out of legs.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings <b>Australia:</b> 15. Israel Folau – 8 out of 10 Brilliant first 15 minutes was undone by his poor pass that led to Joseph’s try. Still, that on error didn’t cost Australia the match entirely, and he essentially created a potential 21 points for the Wallabies through his try and the two he created for Hooper – if only Bernard Foley had brought his kicking boots.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 14. Dane Haylett-Petty – 8 out of 10 A debut to remember from the wing and it’s a shame that he ended up on the losing side. Four early carries saw him come in-field to hunt down the ball, and he looked at home on the international stage. Only blemish came in missing a tackle on Haskell.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 13. Tevita Kuridrani – 7 out of 10 Guilty of spurning a chance to score after Folau’s break, though duly made amends a minute later by crashing over. Caused England problems early on, though he did fade towards the final quarter.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 12. Samu Kerevi – 7 out of 10 Laid a try on a plate for Hooper after drawing in Burrell and Watson, though he should have gathered the ball in the seconds before Joseph’s try.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 11. Rob Horne – 5 out of 10 Took a heavy hit to the head in a collision with Hartley that forced him off the field. Replaced by Christian Lealiifano to trigger a reshuffle in the Australian back line.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 10. Bernard Foley – 7 out of 10 Brilliant with the ball in hand but there’s no looking past the fact that had he brought his kicking boots –and had a bit of luck – Australia could have been out of sight by the half hour marked. Missed three kicks at goal that, had Farrell been in the gold No 10 shirt, you’d expect to sail through the posts.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 9. Nick Phipps – 6 out of 10 Quiet game in terms of breaking from the base but he did provide quick ball for the backs to play with.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 1. Scott Sio – 5 out of 10 Comprehensively lost the scrum battle with Cole and spent 10 minutes in the cooler as a result, with the prop failing to return to the match afterwards.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 2. Stephen Moore – 6 out of 10 Fears of an off-day in the lineout after missing his first throw were put to bed, but while he was effective in defence and provided quick support at rucks, he only lasted 57 minutes.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 3. Greg Holmes – 6 out of 10 Held his own against Vunipola initially only to concede ground as Australia’s pack began to struggle. Rather anonymous in the loose.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 4. Rory Arnold – 6 out of 10 Guilty of an intentional block on Burrell to see Foley’s try disallowed, and for all his 6ft 10in frame, he failed to impose himself on England’s powerful pack.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 5. Rob Simmons – 5 out of 10 Landed awkwardly in a lineout and appeared to injure his leg. Hobbled off the field, leading to James Horwill’s early return to the Australian fold.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 6. Scott Fardy – 6 out of 10 Impressive with the ball in hand as he always looked to charge forwards, but conceded a penalty in midfield that led to Yarde’s try and wasn’t at his absolute best defensively
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 7. Michael Hooper – 8 out of 1 Linked well with Folau twice to score the opening try and was a nuisance in the ruck. On hand to expertly finish in the second half and trigger the Wallaby fightback, though he took some punishment as the England defence targeted him.
Australia vs England first Test player ratings 8. David Pocock – 7 out of 1 Didn’t get his timing and entry right in the first half as he conceded points through the form of penalties at the ruck. Wore a huge tackle from Haskell inside the first few minutes, but was outshone by the English back-row on a disappointing day.
England's fourth win on Australian soil is among the greatest results in Red Rose history, but Ford insists they must not dwell on events at Suncorp Stadium if they are to close out the series.
"We're very happy with the win. It was great to get the series off to a win, but the attention quickly turned to this week," Ford said.
"We have another huge challenge and we know we must improve our performance if we want to get a good result. The lads are pretty focused.
"We've made sure we're professional in everything we do in terms of recovery and the review side of things.
"We spend a lot of time and effort looking at what we could have done better. We have to make sure we don't let the standards in training slip."
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