Australian prop James Slipper has insisted that his side won't struggle to match their visitors England in the scrum, as he looked forward to this Saturday's opening test.

Historically, England have dominated Australia upfront in the fixture, and Slipper fell victim to it on debut in 2010, where his scrum shipped two penalty tries despite winning 27-17.

"It was a long time ago and a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then," said Slipper of the fixture, "It wasn’t a great night for me so it’s one to park. But it’s irrelevant what other people say, it’s what happens out on the f...