Sports FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2016 Daly to make first starts for

BAGSHOT: will make his first start for England, after five appearances off the bench, as he was named at outside centre for tomorrow’s clash with South Africa at Twickenham. The Wasps man received the nod ahead of regular 13 Jonathan Joseph, who has been battling a groin injury but is named among the replacements. Flanker , dis- missed by coach Eddie Jones a year ago as “distinctly average” and flying winger , who suffered a serious knee injury in December, make their first appearances since the World Cup as Jones was forced into a raft of changes due to injuries. and will lock the scrum in the absence of Mario Itoje and while Marland Yarde is back on the left wing. An uncapped trio of prop , number eight Nathan Hughes and centre Ben Te’o were named among the replacements. “With a few influential players not available for selection this is a great opportunity for some of the new faces to put both feet forward,” Jones said. “I’m also pleased to see a number of returning players get their chance on Saturday, most notably Jonny May after his long injury rehabilitation and , whose attitude and application to training these last two weeks has been first- class.” Daly is the most eye-catching selection, not least because Joseph has performed so well as first choice in every one of Jones’ nine games - and nine wins. “Elliot has been there or thereabouts for the past five or six tests, he gives us a left-foot option out wide, is a strong runner and a great defender,” Jones said. Daly has happy memories of Twickenham having twice Coach Wayne Bennett helped Whitgift School take the Schools Under-18 Cup there - once alongside Yarde, who scored a hat-trick in the 2010 final. Daly was in Stuart Lancaster’s training squad for the 2015 Bennett demands improvement World Cup but did not make the final cut, a decision he described at the time as “devastating.” He has come off the bench five times under Jones, three in the Six Nations and two for a must win Australia clash on the Australia tour, and, like the coach, has yet to taste defeat. LEEDS: England’s hopes of beating Scotland-said the players needed to our best we can get the job done.” He has explosive speed and quick feet but at 5ft 10 (1.77m) Australia on Sunday in the Four Nations rediscover their form from the opening Kangaroo forward Boyd Cordner-who and not much over 13 stone (83kg) he is slight compared with rests on producing a far better per- 17-16 defeat to the Kiwis. has never played England in England most modern centers and there were concerns about his formance than they did in beating min- “We need to get back to the way we before-admits the battle up front could defensive solidity at the highest level. Jones, however, has nows Scotland last weekend says coach played against New Zealand. There prove decisive. seen enough in camp to throw him in for possibly the most Wayne Bennett. Nothing short of a win needs to be lots of improvement from “ (the England captain) physical examination of all - a test against the Springboks. As over the world champions-a team us this week. It’s a big ask against the is one of the best players in the game a left footer he gives England an extra kicking option and England have not beaten since 1995 - best team in the world,” said the 66- so any team with him in it is a pretty could also be useful as an emergency long-range goalkicker, will suffice if the tournament hosts are year-old. “We’ll know before we get to class side,” Cordner said. having famously landed two from the Twickenham halfway to progress to the final at Anfield. Even the game what we’ve got to do. What “They have got threats all over the line as an 18-year-old in his schooldays. South Africa, who a victory might not do it if New Zealand we do know is that we’ve got to beat park, outside backs that can finish but have not lost to England for 10 years but struggled for form in run wild over Scotland today and vastly Australia and that’s the number one stopping their big men will go a long , name their team later. — Reuters improve their points difference to issue. If we don’t beat them then it’s all way.” Today Scotland could do hosts make England’s task that much harder. over. “I know how much ability there is England a favour by halting the Kiwi The Kangaroos enter the match on a in this squad and I want everyone to charge. A New Zealand victory by run of 10 successive victories over play to their ability. That’s the best under 30 points would leave England England but Bennett-who was over- chance we’ve got. “Tomorrow night with the simple equation of just hav- looked for a third spell in the Australian after the Scotland game I would have ing to win two days later, but head hotseat in favor of Kangaroos icon Mal changed everybody, after this week I’d coach Steve McCormack insists his Meninga almost a year ago-has a histo- say there might not be that many side are only thinking about their own ry of upsetting his home country. He changes.” task ahead. “I’m not bothered about was New Zealand’s assistant coach Hooker Josh Hodgson-whose mar- them, I’m not bothered one single bit, when they triumphed in the 2008 quee match-up with I’m just bothered about what we do,” World Cup final and will be hoping to could prove pivotal-is confident his said McCormack. turn the tables once more. side are ready. “It’s been a long time “It’s about making sure these lot Bennett-who drew stinging criticism since we’ve beaten them but this is a are galvanized this week. The mood is for the manner in which he addressed different team to those that have been really good. I’m not interested in any the poor display in the 38-12 win over and gone,” Hodgson said. “If we are at other results, apart from ours.”— AFP Folau to win 50th cap against Scots

EDINBURGH: Thrilling fullback will win his 50th Genia is reunited with fly-half , the same cap for Australia when he lines-up against Scotland on partnership who orchestrated the ultimately controversial Saturday at Murrayfield. The 27-year-old former rugby win over Saturday’s opponents in last year’s World Cup league star-who has missed only three tests since making quarter-finals. Cheika makes four changes, including Phipps, his debut in June 2013 - has been named in a side that to the replacements with the experienced shows just one change from the team which eclipsed Wales returning following a one-week suspension and 32-8 last Saturday. Coach recalls veteran Will set for his first Test since August. The Wallabies will wear a Genia at scrum-half for Nick Phipps-who drops to the red poppy in commemoration of Remembrance Day and replacements bench but will win his 50th cap should he donate a match jersey signed by the Test squad to the come on during the match. Genia, who will be appearing in Mates4Mates charity-which supports current and ex-serving his 73rd Test, was unable to play against Wales because of Australian Defense Force members (and their families) who his club commitments to Top 14 outfit Stade Francais. are wounded, injured or ill as a result of their service. — AFP Elliot Daly