Injured Aussie star Barnes relishing Giteau clash with Cipriani

BERRICK BARNES is relishing the battle in prospect between his Australia teammate Matt Giteau and England opposite number Danny Cipriani when they clash at Twickenham.

Barnes, who suffered a knee ligament injury in the 30-20 defeat of Italy last weekend which has ruled him out of the rest of the Wallabies’ European tour, acknowledges Cipriani is one of England’s exciting prospects — but he is intrigued to see how he will cope with the pressure of facing one of the world’s best sides on Saturday.

“He is obviously a talent,” said Barnes, himself a regular at fly-half.