 Deans' Barbarians face England twice in the coming weeks
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Australia coach Robbie Deans has named 10 internationals in the Barbarians side who will be England's opponents in Tuesday's tour opener.
The Barbarians are effectively the Australia A team and used as a development side for the senior team.
Berrick Barnes and Stephen Hoiles are joint captains the team as they return to the team after lengthy absences.
Huia Edmonds, who won his first cap on Saturday against Fiji, starts, with seven others from that squad involved.
Scrum-half Luke Burgess and full-back Kurtley Beale are on the bench after starting the 49-3 win over Fiji.
The game against the Barbarians in Perth is the first of five games on England's trip, with two full internationals, another game against the Barbarians and also one against the New Zealand Maori.
Australian Barbarians team to play England at ME Bank Stadium, Perth, on Tuesday June 9:
J O'Connor (Western Force); N Cummins (Western Force), W Chambers (Queensland Reds), A Faingaa (Queensland Reds), L Turner (NSW Waratahs); B Barnes (NSW Waratahs, co-captain), J Valentine; P Cowan (Western Force), H Edmonds (ACT Brumbies), L Weeks (Queensland Reds), M Chapman (ACT Brumbies), M Chisholm (ACT Brumbies), B McCalman (Western Force), M Hodgson (Western Force), S Hoiles (ACT Brumbies). Replacements: D Fitzpatrick (NSW Waratahs), J Slipper (Queensland Reds), K Douglas (NSW Waratahs), P McCutcheon (NSW Waratahs), L Burgess (NSW Waratahs), K Beale (NSW Waratahs), P Hynes (Queensland Reds).
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