England’s build-up to this autumn’s World Cup begins in earnest on Sunday when Wales visit Twickenham in the first of four preparation Tests leading into Japan 2019.
Here, PA examines five talking points for the game.
Fight club
Openside experiment foiled
Willi Heinz
Wales at full bore
Alun Wyn Jones will become his country’s most capped rugby player of all time on Sunday when he leads the team against England at Twickenham ??????? Gêm nodedig i’r capten wrth iddo arwain tîm profiadol yn erbyn Lloegr. #HWFN pic.twitter.com/wJJJsg015e
— Welsh Rugby Union ? (@WelshRugbyUnion) August 9, 2019
In a surprise selection, Wales head coach Warren Gatland has picked his strongest available team numbering 13 starters from the Grand Slam-clinching victory over Ireland in March. Meanwhile, England have picked a largely fringe team led by George Ford that could be swept aside if Wales start their World Cup preparations with a bang.
Take a bow Alun Wyn
