In July 2022, England played a three-test series against Australia as part of the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests.

[2] The two nations had most recently contested a test series in 2016, which England won for the first time, with a historic 3–0 "whitewash" on Australian soil.

[3] The 2016 series marked the start of England's eight-match winning streak against Australia, whose most recent victory in the fixture was in the 2015 Rugby World Cup pool stage.

On 20 June 2022, England head coach Eddie Jones named a 36-man squad for the summer test series against Australia.

On 5 July 2022, Reece Hodge was called up to the squad from the Australia A team, as an injury replacement for Tom Banks.