FORD IS IN WITH FARRELL

THERE WILL be friends reunited for England here in Melbourne on Saturday when George Ford is recalled at No 10 with Owen Farrell alongside him at inside centre.

Head coach Eddie Jones today names his team to play Australia and Ben Te’o is expected to be among the reserves, ready to be unleashed for his Test debut.

The 29-year- old is revered in these parts, having been in the same NRL title-winning South Sydney Rabbitohs team as Sam Burgess during his decade-long rugby league career.

A week after being demoted to the bench to allow Farrell to start at fly half, Ford will take on the primary playmaker role again as the tourists aim to seal an historic series victory in the second Test. Centre Luther Burrell will be the unlucky man dropped.