Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Thompson will make his first international start since 2006 for England against Australia at Twickenham in three days, the Rugby Football Union said in a release.

Brive hooker Thompson is joined by fellow 2003 World Cup winners Jonny Wilkinson, now with Toulon, and Lewis Moody of Leicester Tigers.

Uncapped duo Courtney Lawes and Ayoola Erinle are among the replacements in manager Martin Johnson’s injury-hit squad.

England squad:

ENGLAND
15 Ugo Monye (Harlequins)
14 Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks)
13 Dan Hipkiss (Leicester Tigers)
12 Shane Geraghty (Northampton Saints)
11 Matt Banahan (Bath Rugby)
10 Jonny Wilkinson (Toulon)
9 Danny Care (Harlequins)
1 Tim Payne (London Wasps)
2 Steve Thompson (CA Brive)
3 Dave Wilson (Bath Rugby)
4 Louis Deacon (Leicester Tigers)
5 Steve Borthwick (Saracens, capt.)
6 Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers)
7 Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers)
8 Jordan Crane (Leicester Tigers)

REPLACEMENTS
16 Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
17 Duncan Bell (Bath Rugby)
*18 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
19 James Haskell (Stade Francais)
20 Paul Hodgson (London Irish)
21 Andy Goode (CA Brive)
*22 Ayoola Erinle (Biarritz Olympique)

*Denotes uncapped player

Last Updated: November 4, 2009 07:14 EST