Johnson changes two for Wallabies

England have made two changes up front for Saturday's Cook Cup showdown with Australia as Phil Vickery and Tom Palmer are handed starts at Twickenham.

England have made two changes up front for Saturday's Cook Cup showdown with Australia as Phil Vickery and Tom Palmer are handed starts at Twickenham.

Vickery comes into the side at tighthead prop in place of Matt Stevens, who drops to the bench, while Palmer replaces Nick Kennedy at lock.

Boss Martin Johnson has also brought added bulk on to the bench, with Simon Shaw preferred to Kennedy among the replacement options.

Shaw's inclusion is the only change to the 22-man squad that opened Johnson's coaching reign with a 39-13 victory over the Pacific Islanders at Twickenham last weekend.

Although Mathew Tait has returned to training, Johnson has kept his electric back division intact after their impressive performance against the Islanders.

Full-back Delon Armitage, who was man of the match at Twickenham, winger Ugo Monye and inside centre Riki Flutey will all win their second Test caps.

England's starting XV features only four of the team that began the World Cup quarter-final victory over Australia last autumn – Vickery, Andrew Sheridan and Nick Easter with Paul Sackey the only surviving back.

Australia hold the Cook Cup following their back-to-back victories over England in June 2006. England last won the trophy in November 2005.

England: 15 Delon Armitage, 14 Paul Sackey, 13 Jamie Noon, 12 Riki Flutey, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Tom Rees, 6 Tom Croft, 5 Tom Palmer, 4 Steve Borthwick, 3 Phil Vickery, 2 Lee Mears, 1 Andrew Sheridan.
Replacements: 16 Dylan Hartley, 17 Matt Stevens, 18 Simon Shaw, 19 James Haskell, 20 Michael Lipman, 21 Harry Ellis, 22 Toby Flood.

Date: Saturday, November 15
Venue: Twickenham
Kick-off: 14:30 GMT
Match officials: tbc