Threat ... Digby Ioane will have to be at his best to stop Chris Ashton (L), who loves scoring against Australia. Source: AAP
Chris Ashton's inclusion in the England team to face Australia sets up a promoter's dream clash between the rugby league convert and Wallabies winger Digby Ioane.
Two of rugby's most explosive and exciting wingers will face off for the first time in a Test match at Twickenham on Saturday (Sunday AEDT), despite being stalwarts of their respective sides and having amassed 57 caps between them.
Ashton was named on the right wing to mark Australia's left winger Ioane, who is returning from a knee injury.
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The 25-year-old Ashton has been something of a nemesis for the Australians with three tries in as many Tests and it's a clash Ioane is looking forward to.
"I've got a lot of respect for Chris Ashton because he's done a lot for England rugby,'' Ioane told AAP.
"But I see him as another stepping stone in my career. I love these challenges and coming up against Chris Ashton will be a challenge.''
Ashton's inclusion is the only change to coach Stuart Lancaster's side that beat Fiji 54-12 last week with the move seeing Charlie Sharples switching to the left wing in place of Ugo Monye.
Ashton, the former Wigan league player, missed the Fiji match due to suspension.
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Ashton scored his first Test try in England's 21-20 victory in Sydney in 2010 and crossed twice in a record 35-18 victory at Twickenham a year later.
The second of his tries, finished a counter-attack from their in-goal and is regarded as one of the best tries scored at Twickenham. Ashton iced the touch-down with his customary swan dive.
Ashton is England's most lethal attacking weapon with 15 tries in 26 Tests but hasn't scored for nine matches.
Ioane, who has 11 tries from 31 Tests, is playing his first match since early last month when he scored in Australia's 25-19 win over Argentina in Rosario.
The hulking winger's try against Argentina was the last time Australia have scored a try in a Test match after failing to do in their past two against New Zealand and France.
England: Alex Goode, Chris Ashton, Manu Tuilagi, Brad Barritt, Charlie Sharples, Toby Flood, Danny Care, Thomas Waldrom, Chris Robshaw (capt), Tom Johnson, Geoff Parling, Tom Palmer, Dan Cole, Tom Youngs, Joe Marler. Res: David Paice, David Wilson, Mako Vunipola, Joe Launchbury, Tom Wood, Ben Youngs, Owen Farrell, Mike Brown.
See who comes out on top as the Wallabies take on England, live on Fox Sports 3HD at 1:30am EDT on Sunday.
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