WORLD IN MOTION

Itoje has one trophy missing from collection

- BY ADAM HATHAWAY

MARO ITOJE parked his victorious summer with the Lions and declared the World Cup starts now - nearly two years out from Australia 2027.

The England captain, who skippered Andy Farrell's tourists to a 2-1 win over the Wallabies in the summer, gets another crack at Joe Schmidt's side at Twickenham today.

The game, which opens the November campaign for Steve Borthwick's men, is followed by clashes with Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina and Itoje is desperate for his side to build on a run of seven straight wins.