Tom Curry a major injury doubt for England with twin Ben poised to step up against Australia

Tom Curry injured during training on WednesdayBrother Ben has not played for England since 2025Tom Curry has emerged as a major doubt for England’s autumn opener against Australia on Sunday, handing Steve Borthwick a huge blow before a crucial November campaign, with twin brother Ben leading the race to start at openside flanker.It is understood that Tom Curry sustained his latest injury during Wednesday’s full bore training session, throwing Borthwick’s plans for his back-row configuration into disarray. Borthwick will finalise his team selection before announcing it on Friday afternoon but as things stand, Ben is in pole position to wear the No7 jersey. Continue reading…

England weigh up back-row options to face Wallabies after Tom Curry was injured during training on Wednesday Tom Curry has emerged as a major doubt for England’s autumn opener against Australia on Sunday, handing Steve Borthwick a huge blow before a crucial November campaign, with twin brother Ben leading the race to start at openside flanker. It is understood that Tom Curry sustained his latest injury during Wednesday’s full bore training session, throwing Borthwick’s plans for his back-row configuration into disarray.

Borthwick will finalise his team selection before announcing it on Friday afternoon but as things stand, Ben is in pole position to wear the No7 jersey. Losing Tom Curry would be a huge blow for Borthwick, who is understood to be desperate to win the physical battle against the Wallabies on Sunday. At last week’s mini-camp Borthwick is understood to have held ferocious contact training sessions in an effort to