England start their autumn campaign against Australia on Saturday as they bid to show they are genuine World Cup contenders.

Steve Borthwick and his number two Richard Wigglesworth met with England cricket coach Brendon McCullum and his assistants in Manchester.

Sarina Wiegman said Michelle Agyemang 's injury looked "horrible" after the young striker was stretchered off in the second half of England's 3-0 win over Australia on Tuesday.

England performance director Ed Barney is confident in the squad's Ashes preparation but is it enough and what have previous sides done?

The Falcons and the Patriots will kick things off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon. Fans can tune into this Week 9 showdown on CBS. Atlanta currently sits third in the NFC South with a 3-4 record. New England leads the AFC East with a 6-2 record, although both of the team's losses have come at home.

Everyone, it seems, remembers the first time they laid eyes on Guy Pepper. For Lee Dickson, the former England scrum-half who coached Pepper at Barnard Castle, it was on the school’s tour of South Africa.

Follow BBC live coverage as England attempt to level the Rugby League Ashes series in the second Test against Australia at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium.