ANALYSIS
PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR THE HOME NATIONS AS THE AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS GET UNDER WAY

AUSTRALIA start only their third grand slam tour of the British Isles since 1984 when they face England at Twickenham on Saturday. They did not have to declare expectation of a repeat of 40 years ago when they went through Customs at Heathrow with recent results suggesting a whitewash is more likely than a clean sweep.
It has been a chastening last couple of years for the Wallabies, who in 1999 became the first team to win the World Cup for a second time. They have finis...