There will be a full house at Twickenham for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began as England start their autumn international campaign against Tonga this afternoon.
Eddie Jones’ side are beginning the build towards the next World Cup in France in two years’ time and will be confident of putting on a show for the returning masses against a Tonga side who were hammered by Scotland last weekend.
However, with tougher tests against Australia and South Africa to come this month, the England boss will want to see his side looking sharp as they return to something much closer to full-strength, having been without his British & Irish Lions stars through the summer.
Things haven’t gone smoothly in the build-up, however, with a Covid scare in the camp and captain Owen Farrell subsequently testing positive.
