England fold and continues to be impressed by Billy Vunipolas

SYDNEY -- With the usual touristy things -- Opera House, Harbour Bridge and meeting mascot-sized koalas -- out of the way, the California Golden Bears and Hawaii were set to continue their practice sessions in Australia on Wednesday ahead of the opening college football game of the season.The midday Saturday game -- prime time Friday night in the United States -- will be held at Sydneys Olympic stadium, where organizers expecting a crowd of more than 65,000.On Tuesday, both teams were welcomed to the city at an Opera House reception. Cal coach Sonny Dykes and Hawaii coach Nick Rolovich were presented with Malibu-sized surfboards and some of the players posed for selfies with the iconic Opera House and bridge in the background.After the festivities, both teams held workouts and Dykes said Cal got the kinks out during the fully-padded practice.The guys are getting acclimatized to Sydney time, so we had a good, intense practice and the guys worked hard, Dykes said.Defensively it was one of the better ones weve had. Offensively I thought we were a little out of sync, but the guys were moving around well and I though mentally we were pretty sharp.Dykes said it was good to mingle with the Hawaii players at the Opera House welcome.It was a great activity, fun to see the guys from Hawaii, he said. It gets you thinking about the ball game when you see your opponent.Cal had a seven-win turnaround from the past two seasons, going from 1-11 in 2013 to 8-5 last year.Hawaii, with former quarterback Rolovich in his first season as coach, is the most travelled team in U.S. college football. The Rainbow Warriors will play again on Sept. 3 when they make their first appearance at the Big House, taking on Michigan in Ann Arbor.In the meantime, hes happy to make his coaching debut Down Under and give his players a unique lifetime experience.If they kick me out of my country, Im coming here, save me a room, Rolovich told local media. How many people get to play their first game in Australia in Sydney? Your grandkids arent going to believe you that you got to do this in September when youre 20 years old. Stephon Gilmore Patriots Jersey . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. Rob Gronkowski Jersey . 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Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Eddie Jones is set to mix up Englands starting 15 for Saturdays match against Fiji at Twickenham and plans to win the match by restricting the Islanders creativity.England have won 11 on the bounce -- 10 under Jones -- and after ending their 10-year hoodoo to beat South Africa on Saturday, are turning attention towards Fiji who lie in wait next weekend.Fiji fell to the Barbarians on Friday evening and Jones says his team must play smart against the Islanders and says they plan to bore them to death.You go to Fiji and everyone is throwing 15m torpedo passes, flicking the ball through their legs, side stepping, Jones said. If they cant do that they get bored.If they get bored they dont want to play and when they do that you get points against them. We are going to win the game and I want to win it conclusively.To win it conclusively we have to bore them to death. It doesnt mean playing bad rugby -- just being actually smart against them.Jones was pleased with Englands win over South Africa but said he expects improvement over the coming weekends with Fiji, Argentina and Australia all set to face England at Twickenham.The England coach is likely to mix up the team a little for Saturdays match against Fiji but he will not be handing debuts and caps for the sake of giving players game time. He could give Nathan Hughes his first start while Semesa Rokoduguni -- the Bath winger was left out of the squad for the Boks -- could also come into contention.Wee want to keep improving the team so there are guys that I want to have a look at who I think may be better than the guys I have in now so there may be an opportunity, Jones said.ddddddddddddIm only going to select people who are better than what we have at the moment or potentially can be better.There are a few players that have earned it and they will get it. You come in the fly by night and youre not going to start for England. I dont believe in that.Jones was delighted with Tom Woods return to the England fold and continues to be impressed by Billy Vunipolas form at No.8. And he said scrum-half Ben Youngs can develop into a player who can have the impact Fourie du Preez had during his days with the Springboks.Hes got an athletic advantage because hes a big lad for a half-back, Jones said of Youngs. He weighs 88 or 89 kilos, depending on how many lollies he has eaten! Hes got a nice turn of pace and a nice awareness of space. We want to develop that running game with him. Hes got an exceptional kicking game. The only other half-back Ive seen with a kicking game like him is Fourie du Preez.He can have the same influence for us that Fourie du Preez had on the Springboks.We want to be the sort of team who can play completely off nine, completely off 10 or completely off 12. That will make us so hard to defend against. ' ' '