England hosts the Barbarians at Twickenham this afternoon, trying to gain valuable momentum ahead of a tour of Australia in July. Eddie Jones wants to use “tea bag theory” to evaluate and review Red Rose rookies. Watch out for topless back Tommy Freeman and hooker Jack Walker at Twickenham. But Jones will also look for important appearances from Joe Cokanasiga, Mark Atkinson and Bevan Rodd to win their Down Under ticket. England also have plenty of off-pitch firepower with a range of emerging prospects, with the annual non-participating international ideal for looking into the future of English rugby and assessing the touring team with an impressive appearance that can secure the selection. Monday. “It’s all about opportunity,” Jones said. “This is a practice game for Australia and an opportunity for some young kids to show us what they are capable of doing under conditions almost like a test. “We will see if they are ready for the next jump. Last minute impressions are always important. We always talk about tea bag theory. You take your tea bag out of the package and you never know how good it is until you put hot water in it. And on Sunday some of these young children will be in hot water, so we will see how good the tea is “. Watch all the action live from Twickenham below, score updates, analyze and react to a great day for English rugby

England vs Barbarians

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TRY! England 16-31 Barbarians – 54 min

You would not know that the Barbarians were at a disadvantage here … By changing the point of the game and making good ground, Hastoy finally makes a pass to Penaud on the right wing, who has a lot of work to do but finishes excellently and acrobatically in the corner. Tommy Freeman tries to get in touch with him, but the French winger manages to do it wonderfully and TMO decides that the effort will stop Luke Baker19 June 2022 16:28 1655652308

England 16-26 Barbarians

A number of Barbarians are changing, including the exciting young scrum-down Nolann Le Garrec. If you have not seen him before, he is a dynamite for Racing 92 and will be Antoine Dupont’s substitute / opponent for many years to come. If Deepon ever lost his form, Le Gareck would bite off his heels, I would suggest. Luke Baker19 June 2022 16:25 1655652147

LOST CONVERSION! England 16-26 Barbarians – 51 min

Marcus Smith played well today, but his kick was wrong. The close-up conversion on the right line fails and the deficit is still ten points. Luke Baker19 June 2022 16:22 1655652104

TRY! England 16-26 Barbarians – 50 min

Better than England, good hands with careful inside passes that help them make ground and a great Marcus Smith to show up and leave. At 22 and Smith directs the traffic. Constantly fast ball by Danny Care, who also gets annoyed by painting his man at one point, but feeds Mark Atkinson, who turns to Smith and a swing pass to Jonny May on the right wing allows the productive finish to get into defensive and bypass. Great stuff and I dare to suggest Care plays 9 instead of Randall helped a lot there … Luke Baker19 June 2022 16:21 1655651962

CONVERSION! England 11-26 Barbarians – 47 min

I adore it! The Barbarians’ tradition that a player in their last game gets a conversion (see Botha, Bakkies for a previous example …) continues as George Kruis seizes the opportunity! Hastoi lifts it, but as he is right in front of the post, the former Englishman locks Cruise, pushes him to one side and punches him! Clever by Kruis to get it out of the way with a gimme, instead of leaving it until a difficult conversion / end of the game. Luke Baker19 June 2022 16:19 1655651835

TRY! England 11-24 Barbarians – 46 min

Fourth attempt for Baa Baas! It’s a really bad execution from England. The 22 drop out gives the Barbarians the ball and after a phase, Yoan Tanga gets a crash ball and goes through a huge gap on the side of the rock, outside the first defender of England. Where was the defense? Tanga breaks out one meter from the line and Baptiste Couilloud dives. Very easy for Baa Baas. Luke Baker19 June 2022 16:17 1655651708

England 11-19 Barbarians – 45 min

England wins the line, but Bugarit bites the ball in the next match and escapes! A kick is dangerous, but Marcus Smith returns and reaches the ball first and takes it dead. Luke Baker19 June 2022 16:15 1655651641

England 11-19 Barbarians – 44 min

The first scrum goes down and Baa Baas under pressure in the second. Yoan Tanga takes a nice shot towards the goal, but the ball is well blocked by the adversary. Good job from No. 8 in England. And Twickenham roars because Danny Care gets into a fight. Together with Harry Randall for his first appearance in England since 2018 Luke Baker19 June 2022 16:14 1655651506

England 11-19 Barbarians – 43 min

More inaccuracy on the line and the Barbarians have an excellent offensive platform. Third lost lineout for England today … Scrum Baa Baas for line knock-on. Luke Baker19 June 2022 16:11 1655651436

England 11-19 Barbarians – 41 min

Quick update of the half. Patrick Schickerling, who was hit in the head by Skelton in the red card incident, failed his HIA, so he will not return. Will Collier returns to the straight. A real shame for Schickerling. Callum Chick hits first and Baa Baas find a good touch at home 22. Defensive line for Eddie Jones’s army Luke Baker19 June 2022 16:10