• Jones will announce squad to face Australia on Thursday
• Centre Tuilagi has not played for England since 2016
Eddie Jones was on Wednesday night set to make a late decision on whether to play Manu Tuilagi against Australia on Saturday. The centre has not played for England for more than two-and-a-half years but took part in a make-or-break training session on Wednesday with Jones mulling over whether to include the heavyweight Tuilagi when he names his squad on Thursday.
Tuilagi was put through his paces on his own, away from the rest of the backs, before joining in full training, but Jones has been adamant throughout the autumn that he must be “100%” to play. On Monday he described Tuilagi as “very doubtful” but on Tuesday he was retained in a 26-man squad, with the Rugby Football Union confirming he was “in contention”.
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