How to watch England vs Australia rugby clash - TV channel, live stream, start time

Rugby returns with some explosive action this weekend as England face Australia in the opening clash of the Quilter Nations Series. The autumn international fixtures begin with a journey to Twickenham as Steve Borthwick's team seeks to launch their campaign with a home victory.

England's head coach is relishing the "great test" presented by Australia. Speaking before the encounter, Borthwick said: "Our focus is on making the most of the time we have together as we approach what will be a fiercely competitive series. Facing Australia in the opening match will be a great test against a team that has been training and playing together for some time and is one of the in-form teams in the world."

Here, The Express provides all the details on how you can watch the first international rugby match of the series this month.

When does England vs Australia kick off?

England will face off with Australia on Saturday, November 1 at 3.10pm UK time. The fixture will commence at Twickenham Stadium, England home stadium.

Where can I watch England vs Australia?

Live broadcast of England vs Australia begins at 2pm UK time on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and Discovery+.

Other rugby fixtures on Saturday

England vs Australia isn't the sole international rugby encounter happening on Saturday. Additional matches include:

• Scotland vs USA - kicking off at 5.40pm
• Ireland vs New Zealand - kicking off at 8.10pm

Starting line-up for England

England's starting XV: Freddie Steward, Tom Roebuck, Tommy Freeman, Fraser Dingwall, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, George Ford, Alex Mitchell, Fin Baxter, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Maro Itoje (C), Ollie Chessum, Guy Pepper, Sam Underhill, Ben Earl.

Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ellis Genge, Will Stuart, Alex Coles, Tom Curry, Henry Pollock, Ben Spencer, Fin Smith.

Quotes corner

Steve Borthwick: "We're excited to begin our Quilter Nations Series campaign against Australia and to test ourselves against a strong, in-form side. Australia have had four months together, so it'll be a great challenge for us first up.

"We've worked hard with the time we've had, and the players can't wait to play in front of a passionate home crowd. It's another opportunity for us to take a step forward as a team."

Joe Schmidt: "With England's strong pack, it just means that we are light in the second row, and we may need to get some reserves dug out from Australia.

"That's probably our first thought. Josh Canham obviously won't be available next week, and as yet, I don't have the full feedback on Lukhan Salakaia-Loto.

"With them being in the same position, I don't think Nick [Champion de Crespigny] here is that keen to play another 60 minutes of lock, so we do have to find someone else to do it."