James O'Connor just sneaks his kick inside the left post and Australia quieten the pumped up Twickenham crowd.

Not the start to his England debut Bevan Rodd would have wanted as he blocks an Australian kick-chase and the Wallabies are given a kickable penalty.

Kicking, kicking, kicking.

Manu Tuilagi's selection on the wing was supposed to be ok because Australia don't kick much. Well, it seems they do kick now.

Jonny May eventually finds touch and Australia have a line-out inside their own half.

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The atmosphere is absolutely rollicking. A later kick-off may have given some of the Twickenham crowd extra time to lubricate the vocal cords.

There is a lusty round of Swing Low as Freddie Steward puts up an early kick and nails the catcher with a big tackle.

Manu Tuilagi is already off his wing.

He puts pressure on Kurtley Beale as Australia are pushed back towards their own tryline and the Wallabies eventually opt to kick the ball away.

Bit of kick tennis and we settle on Australian possession on their 22.

Right then, here we go.

All eyes on Marcus Smith - as I imagine they will be for a lot of the game - as he bobs the ball up into the dark night.

A quick reminder of the teams before this gets going.

England: Steward; Tuilagi, Slade, Farrell (capt) May; Smith, Youngs; Rodd, George, Sinckler, Itoje, Hill, Lawes, Underhill, Curry.

Replacements: Blamire, Davison, Stuart, Ewels, Dombrandt, Simmonds, Quirke, Malins.

Australia: Beale; Kellaway, Ikitau, Paisami, Wright; O'Connor, White; Bell, Fainga'a, Slipper, Arnold, Rodda, Leota, Hooper, Valetini.

Replacements: Latu, Robertson, Hoskins, Skelton, Samu, McDermott, Lolesio, Perese.

And now England's anthem sung by a man in a fantastically dramatic hat.

A good opportunity to get a look at the Movember efforts. Marcus Smith's needs a bit more time, Jonny May's probably the best.

Anyway, on to the rugby.

Now for the anthems. Australia up first, big moment for debutant Ollie Hoskins as a couple of tears stream down his face. You love to see it.

Maro Itoje leads England out on the occasion of his 50th cap for his country. A lot of love from the crowd as you can imagine.

The rest of the side follows. With the dark skies and the light show, it's all a lot more intense than it was against Tonga last week.

Some of the England players take a knee to mark Rugby Against Racism, then they stand as the Last Post rings out to honour Armistice Day before a moment of silence.

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After the empty stadiums of lockdown, the pre-match show is a full sensory overload. Throbbing bass, strobing lights and fireworks off the roof.

Those massive Twickenham matchday revenues being ploughed back into the product.

The playing of the White Stripes' Seven Nation Army prompts some off on a chorus of that familiar Maro Itoje chant.

Here come Australia, running out the tunnel through the haze of a smoke machine onto a pitch cut through with laser lights.

Mike Henson has been capturing the build-up atmosphere for us...

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Nature is healing.

The West car park, where the Twickenham tractors roll up to roll out a pre-match spread, is back in post-lockdown business.

Isotonic is not the only pre-match fizz being consumed.

Owen Farrell looks as stern as ever as he leads England back down the tunnel.

The 80,000 fans are finding their way to their seats - less than 15 minutes to go until kick-off.

England head coach Eddie Jones seems to agree with Dave Rennie.

When asked on Amazon Prime about centre Manu Tuilagi's selection on the wing he said: "That will be one of the positions he plays. He'll be playing a number of positions today."

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Australia head coach Dave Rennie isn't concerned with the recent record, saying on Amazon Prime: "History counts for nothing tonight. We've prepared really well and we're going to rip into it."

Rennie also shared his thoughts on the selection of Manu Tuilagi on the wing:

"I don't think Manu will spend too much time on the wing," he said.

"He'll certainly defend in the midfield we think."

Eddie Jones has never lost to Australia as England head coach - a seven-match streak. Here are the facts.

2019: England 40-16 Australia - World Cup quarter-final, Oita, Japan

2018: England 37-18 Australia - Autumn international, Twickenham

2017: England 30-6 Australia - Autumn international, Twickenham

2016: England 37-21 Australia - Autumn international, Twickenham

2016: England 44-40 Australia - Summer tour of Australia, Sydney

2016: England 23-7 Australia - Summer tour of Australia, Melbourne

2016: England 39-28 Australia - Summer tour of Australia, Brisbane

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The half-half scarf isn't just for your local Premier League tat merchant.

On the run up from Twickenham train station, this commemorative number was doing good business on the stalls.

This fixture has been a good one for England fans in recent history. Eddie Jones' side have won their last seven meetings with the Wallabies.

But, of course, it was a defeat by Australia at Twickenham that sent England's Rugby World Cup campaign off the rails in 2015 and cost Jones' predecessor Stuart Lancaster his job.

England are building a new side two years out from the 2023 World Cup. That means the inclusion of players who aren't old enough to remember the last win in 2003...

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The Wallabies strolled on to the Twickenham turf a good hour and a half before kick off to taste the atmosphere and sniff the wind.

James O'Connor, in yellow above, will be playing opposite Marcus Smith at 10 today.

He might have a few post-match pointers about how to deal with a sudden shot of superstardom.

O'Connor, now 31, scored a hat-trick of tries on his first Test start as an 18-year-old.

That stellar start hasn't quite translated into all it could have been for him with off-field issues hampering his progress.