Fin Smith faces a pivotal practice session on Wednesday as England's chief playmaker looks to prove his fitness for his side's Nations Championship opener against Australia at Allianz Stadium. The fly-half is to train alongside his international team-mates for the first time since injuring his calf in Northampton's defeat by Leicester on October 24. England are increasingly optimistic the British and Irish Lion will prove he is ready for Sunday's Nations Championship match given he has progressed through every stage of his recovery so far.
Head coach Steve Borthwick names his team on Friday, potentially giving his first-choice fly-half two full training sessions ahead of his hoped-for comeback in the first of four Tests this month. If Smith fails to get the green light, Test centurion George Ford and Harlequins ringmaster Marcus Smith will compete for the No 10 jersey in a duel between experience and form.
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