# England vs Australia: Freeman warns clean play

> England must avoid penalties to avoid Australia's retaliation in Nations Championship clash.
- Title: England vs Australia: Freeman warns clean play | Shortify
- Summary: England must avoid penalties to avoid Australia's retaliation in Nations Championship clash.
- Keywords: england, australia, nations championship, tommy freeman, steve borthwick, wallabies, yellow cards, red cards, The Rugby Paper
- Source: The Rugby Paper — https://therugbypaper.co.uk/latest-news/496845/we-have-got-to-keep-it-clean-warns-freeman
- Author: Adam Hathaway
- Published: 2026-11-08T04:01:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: england, australia, nations championship, tommy freeman, steve borthwick, wallabies, yellow cards, red cards, sports
## England's penalty problem
England players have spent more time on the naughty step than off it this calendar year.
## Freeman's warning
Tommy Freeman warns England must cut out ill-discipline and costly penalties or risk being punished by Australia.
## Borthwick's focus
Steve Borthwick has been hammering home the sin bin message and silly penalties England give away.
## Australia's strength
Australia returns centre Len Ikitau and flanker Fraser McReight for breakdown dominance.
## Key takeaway

Tommy Freeman warns England to cut ill-discipline to prevent Australia's retaliation in Nations Championship.