Australia v England: Courtney Lawes to captain tourists as Danny Care and Billy Vunipola return

Lawes will be in charge of the England team in the first Test against Australia.

Lawes is in charge of the side in Perth while Owen Farrell is in the middle of the field.

Danny Care will win his first cap in almost four years, while the brother of Billy is one of the replacements.

Uncapped wing Henry Arundell is on the bench.

Three uncapped players are among the replacements, including the teenager.

Farrell, who last played for England in November, is overlooked as captain by head coach Eddie Jones for the first time since 2018, with Lawes taking the role last autumn and in the 2020 Six Nations.

Farrell will play with outside centre Joe Marchant in the first of three Tests.

There is no place in the matchday 23 for Harry Randall, who will play on the left wing for the first time in a year.

Sam Jeffries will replace Charlie Ewels on the tour due to a knee injury.

Jones said that the team is well-balanced and ready for the Australians. From the beginning, we'll take it to them.

The experienced duo of Quade Cooper and Nic White start at fly-half and scrum-half respectively.

England won their last series against Australia in the country in 2016 and have beaten the Aussies in the last eight games.

Smith, Care, Genge, George, Stuart, Itoje, Hill, Lawes, Curry are the England players.

There are replacements: Heyes, Chessum, Van Poortlviet, Porter, and Arundell.