A sea of humanity surrounding Twickenham stadium. Will it be the last time England fans cheer their men on in this tournament? 

For dumb, foolish folk, Australia have been talking sense this week. Captain David Pocock says the Wallabies will tread the fine line between launching an all-out attack on the breakdown and ensuring they don't give the freakishly accurate Owen Farrell a chance to boot the hosts to victory.

"In bigger games, the margins are smaller," Pocock has said. , external"We have to make the correct decisions around the breakdown, being disciplined in what we do, but also backing ourselves to go for any opportunities."

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Sir Clive Woodward, the man who guided England to World Cup glory in 2003, has stoked the flames by claiming the Wallabies aren't the sharpest tools in the shed. 

"Contrary to popular belief, they are not the brightest team, they give away penalties and pick up yellow cards when they’re stretched,"he says in the Daily Mail. , externalWhat did Michael Cheika have to say about that? "He's probably right - it's not the IQ but the EQ."

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England could look to the past for inspiration: the 26-17 win over Cheika's side last November, featuring a pair of tries from David Pocock's opposite number Ben Morgan, and the even more stirring victory in that horribly tense World Cup quarter-final in Marseille eight years ago.

But Australia  could do the same: when they last beat England at Twickenham, in the autumn of 2012, not only was the same opposition front row in place - Joe Marler, Tom Youngs and Dan Cole - but so was the referee, Romain Poite.

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What sort of musical band would your team be? The Wallabies - they'd be a rock outfit. I'm basing that on nothing more than the fact the squad had ACDC's Thunderstruck blasting out of Twickenham's sound system during the Captain's Run on Friday. 

"We want to put a smile on our faces. We want to have a bit of fun as well," said coach Michael Cheika, who knows it's a Long Way to the Top. 

'I'm not sure how the song came about. One of the coaches, Stephen Larkham, who's a slightly random type of fellow, just decided to turn it on at training one day earlier this week. I've come to love it now."

It leaves us asking: will Australia be shaking England all night long? (I'm sorry...)

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Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Twickenham

"It's nervous at Twickenham. And drunk, but definitely nervous. And why wouldn't it be? No England supporter wants to wave goodbye so soon. 

"At the last football World Cup, England went out in the group stages. At the last cricket World Cup, England went out in the group stages. Hat-tricks are not always welcome events."  

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There have been many rallying calls in the last 48 hours or so, with the words of England scrum-half Ben Youngs perhaps one of the most passionate. 

Youngs, fit to start after recovering from an ankle injury, has called on his team-mates to blow away their opponents in the opening 20 minutes. 

"Australia have a reason to quit. They can go to Wales and get a result, they can afford to lose a game, we can't and we've got to make sure we give them a reason to quit," said the Leicester scrum-half. 

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Jonny Wilkinson, of course, knows a thing or two about beating the Aussies in crunch matches. 

Stuart Lancaster will be hoping this match is as charming on the eye for English fans as a Joe Root cover drive... 

Giant Wallabies (no, not Kangaroos, that's the other code) at Twickenham.

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Here's how things are currently swinging in the Group of Death. 

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Now is as good a time as any to attempt to explain the scenarios in this cruelest of Pools. 

For the hosts, there's mental clarity because if England lose this evening they are out of the tournament. Goodnight Vienna.

If England win they would almost certainly go through, putting Wales in danger as a loss to the Wallabies next weekend would likely spell the end of their campaign.

But what of a draw? England's hopes are still alive. For now. But their fate would depend on the result of the Wales v Australia match and how many bonus points the three sides earn in their remaining matches.

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"Just Do It," is the Daily Express' simple yet effective headline. 

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"World on their shoulders," is the Guardian's headline and the paper's rugby union correspondent Robert Kitson writes:, external "Stuart Lancaster’s men must climb personal Everests against Australia."

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The teams have arrived at Rugby HQ and former Eastenders actor Ross Kemp has dressed for battle.

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Dear Daily Telegraph, it seems the feeling is mutual Down Under...

The Daily Telegraph have opted for a chest-puffed-out sort of back page today. "Are you a winner? Will you make your family proud?" they ask us. Yes and yes, thank you. 

"As any Englishman or Englishwoman will tell you, there is nothing that can compare to the chagrin of losing, at anything, to Australia," they say., external

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