'Australia have been more clinical'published at 14:02 GMT
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England v Australia (14.30 GMT)
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England's Jez Litten, speaking at their training camp in Wigan this week: "We're disappointed we've lost the series, but we have
another Test match against Australia, and it doesn't get bigger than that. A
chance for us to finish strong, so full focus on that. We've had a great
training session, all the boys are motivated for Saturday.
"There were a few little switch offs in Liverpool, a 10
minute spell when we weren't at it and top teams punish you. For long spells we
dominated, need the points to show for it.
"It feels like they have been more clinical. We have
dominated large parts, last week was a proper Test match and hopefully we get
that again this week."
Team news: Two changes for England; Yeo returns for Australiapublished at 14:00 GMT
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England v Australia (14.30 BST)
Emma Smith BBC Sport at Headingley
No Dom Young or Jake Wardle for England so Leeds centre Harry Newman comes in on home terriroty and Hull KR winger Joe Burgess makes his first international appearance for a decade.
England: AJ Brimson, Joe Burgess, Herbie Farnworth, Harry Newman, Tom Johnstone, George Williams, Harry Smith, Mike McMeeken, Jez Litten, Matty Lees, Kallum Watkins, Kai Pearce-Paul, Morgan Knowles.
Interchanges: Mikey Lewis, Alex Walmsley, Morgan Smithies, Mikolaj Oledzki.
Captain Isaah Yeo returns for Australia who have opted to go with their strongest line up and not give the likes of Mitchell Moses a shot in the halves or find room for Ethan Strange in the 17.
Australia: Reece Walsh, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Kotoni Staggs, Gehamat Shibasaki, Josh Addo-Carr, Cameron Munster, Nathan Cleary, Patrick Carrigan, Harry Grant, Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, Angus Crichton, Hudson Young, Isaah Yeo (captain).
Interchanges: Tom Dearden, Lindsay Collins, Reuben Cotter, Keaon Koloamatangi.
Australia are targeting back-to-back Ashes series clean sweeps, and a sixth overall.
The Kangaroos last swept successive Ashes series in 1984 and 1986.
It has to be said though, 2003 might well have been 3-0 to the hosts who succumbed in the closing stages of each encounter and lost none by more than six points.
In fact Great Britain scored eight tries across that series, with the likes of Kris Radlinski, Paul Sculthorpe and Gary Connolly all crossing.
Shaun Wane, would probably snap your hand off for any of those lads in his current squad or for a winger of the calibre of Jason Robinson or Martin Offiah.
An Australia series whitewash or a chance for England to restore some pride?
An opportunity for both Kevin Walters and Shaun Wane to silence their critics.
One last chance to see the game's latest superstar Reece Walsh in Australia colours on these shores until well, that's anyone's guess.
And maybe one last chance for England to deliver a performance that puts them firmly back in the conversation as serious contenders when the World Cup in Australia and Papua New Guinea gets under way next Autumn.