England 45-22 Australia PLAYER RATINGS: Who made up for giving his opponents a gift? Who was strong as an ox? And which star MUST keep his place despite aerial faux pas?

England got their autumn campaign off to a superb start with a 45-22 win over Australia at Twickenham on Sunday that saw them land a bonus point and go second in the Nations Championship table. Here’s how Daily Mail Sport rated their performances…George Furbank – 7His miserable luck has meant he hasn’t appeared as much as he’s deserved. Penalised for a neck-roll tackle but key involvement in Jack van Poortvliet try.Tommy Freeman – 7Did well to stay calm and execute with tricky try-scoring assist for Van Poortvliet. Must be retained at wing. Penalised for one aerial faux pas.Henry Slade – 8Would have been disappointed not to have stopped Isaac Henry but deserved star accolade as he showed nice hands in contact as England pulled clear. Strong defence at the death.Seb Atkinson – 7His appearances at first receiver with No 10 Fin Smith peeling behind delivered promising signs. Worrying that he limped off in the second half as he’s a growing presence. Henry Slade stops Australia’s Max Jorgensen from scoring a tryImmanuel Feyi-Waboso – 8Beat seven defenders in the first 40. Had try ruled out. Suffered hip-drop tackle and failed to appear for second half, leaving Henry Pollock on the wing who scored twice.Fin Smith – 7Recovered from calf injury to start. Quietly effective in the playmaker position and his last-gasp tackle got Slade out of trouble. Moved to centre with Atkinson off.Jack van Poortvliet – 7He gifted Australia a way back into the game just before the half-time whistle when he was intercepted by Max Jorgensen but made amends when game resumed.Fin Baxter – 7Scrum wasn’t always dominant but a decent enough return to Test duty for the Harlequins prop after two foot operations. Jack van Poortvliet runs in England’s fourth try after gifting Australia a way back inJamie George – 7Spoke out to defend his coach pre-match then did his talking on the field with early maul try which made him England’s highest scoring forward. One wonky line-out throw.Joe Heyes – 7Smashed Declan Meredith but gave up a free-kick and then a penalty at the scrum. Responded with England’s third try.Maro Itoje (capt) – 8Back in the side after a summer off and looked all the better for it. Executed a first-half charge down and rip in contact.Alex Coles – 6Named as a second row, but packed down at scrums on the flank with Ollie Chessum at lock alongside Itoje. Part of dominant pack. Captain Maro Itoje was back in style after having the summer offOllie Chessum – 7Switched places with Coles at the set-piece. Finished well in the wide channel for his team’s second try and showed athleticism with a line-out steal.Ben Curry – 6His forward pass meant Feyi-Waboso was denied. A fine piece of breakdown work showed why he was selected.Ben Earl – 8No real X Factor moments but got through a mountain of work and did his basics very well indeed. Strong as an ox in contact.Replacements: Henry Pollock 8 (for Feyi-Waboso 41min), Luke Cowan-Dickie 6 (for George 56), Greg Fisilau 7 (for Curry 56), Ellis Genge 7 (for Baxter 56), George Martin 6 (for Coles 63), Will Stuart 6 (for Heyes 63), Marcus Smith 5 (for Atkinson 64), Ben Spencer 7 (for Van Poortvliet 74). Henry Pollock scored two tries after coming off the bench at half-timeAUSTRALIA: Tom Wright 4; Max Jorgensen 5, Isaac Henry 5 (Filipo Daugunu 58,7), Len Ikitau 6, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii 5; Declan Meredith 4 (Ben Donaldson 54,5), Ryan Lonergan 7 (Tate McDermott 71,5); Angus Bell 4 (Isaac Kailea 64,5), Billy Pollard 6 (Josh Nasser 56,5), Allan Alaalatoa 5 (Taniela Tupou 48,5), Josh Canham 7, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto 5 (Rob Valetini 47,5), Jeremy Williams 7, Fraser McReight 6 (Carlo Tizzano 64,5), Harry Wilson (capt) 7.