Wallabies halfback Luke Burgess is counting down the hours to the sellout Test against England at Twickenham, the spiritual home of rugby.

"I'm very excited. I can't wait. I'm expecting to feel the roar of the crowd in my chest," Burgess said.

"The guys that have played there have described it as one of the most amazing experiences."

Burgess is among 12 players in Australia's match-day squad of 22 preparing for their first Test at Twickenham - and one of six starters - preparing for their first Test at Twickenham.

But the eight-Test rookie says the Wallabies are unconcerned about any of the newcomers suffering stage fright in front of the 80,000-odd fans.

"Inexperience is something that we've dealt with all year," Burgess said.

"So we're very excited, as always. Yeah, just looking forward to it."

Lock Nathan Sharpe, a 71-Test veteran, said the "bloody noisy" crowd is probably the biggest factor the Twickenham first-timers will have to deal with.

"When you play in these big stadiums, and especially (before) the northern hemisphere crowds who are pretty vocal - communication becomes a pretty big issue.

"So we've addressed that in the areas that we need to.

"But you can't really sit around and talk about it and be prepared for it. You know about it once you get out there. That's when you actually know what everyone's been talking about all week."

The rebuilding English side also contains a stack of Test novices, including daring young flyhalf Danny Cirpriani, who will oppose Wallabies playmaker Matt Giteau in one of many exciting individual match-ups.

"A lot of their attack revolves around their 9 and 10, like most sides. He's obviously got a very good kicking game and he's a very elusive runner who can pass the ball very well both sides," Giteau said.

"So he's obviously very pivotal as far as their side goes, so I'm looking forward very much to playing him."

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