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Cole and Youngs retain their places for final Test

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Dan Cole and Ben Youngs will start for England as they aim to secure a 3-0 series whitewash against Australia on Saturday (kick-off 11am BST, live on Sky Sports 1).

The Leicester Tigers duo started the first two Tests in Brisbane and Melbourne and retain their places for the third and final Test in Sydney.
 
England make one change to the starting XV with Teimana Harrison (Northampton Saints) replacing James Haskell (Wasps), who has a foot injury.
 
England head coach Eddie Jones said : “We’ve treated this week like a dress rehearsal for the World Cup because that what’s we’re always building towards.
 
“To win a World Cup you have to win three big games in a row – we’ve won two so this third game is the most important game we’ll play all year. It will be a good indication of where we are as a team.
 
“We’re looking forward to playing in front of a full house at Allianz Stadium on Saturday and we are confident we can finish the job off with a win.” 
 
Tigers summer signing Matt Toomua will start at centre for Australia after recovering from a knee injury. Click here for the Wallabies team news.
 
England match-day 23 to face Australia at Allianz Stadium
15 Mike Brown (Harlequins, 51 caps) 
14 Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 23 caps)
13 Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, 24 caps)
12 Owen Farrell (Saracens, 43 caps)
11 Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 17 caps)
10 George Ford (Bath Rugby, 25 caps)
9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 60 caps)
1 Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 34 caps) 
2 Dylan Hartley (captain, Northampton Saints, 74 caps)
3 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 64 caps)
4 Maro Itoje (Saracens, 6 caps)
5 George Kruis (Saracens, 17 caps)
6 Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, 50 caps)
7 Teimana Harrison (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)
8 Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 28 caps)
 
Replacements
16 Jamie George (Saracens, 7 caps)
17 Matt Mullan (Wasps 12 caps)
18 Paul Hill (Northampton Saints, 4 caps)
19 Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 34 caps)
20 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 48 caps)
21 Jack Clifford (Harlequins, 7 caps)
22 Danny Care (Harlequins, 61 caps)
23 Elliot Daly (Wasps, 4 caps)