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Ben Teo turned down an approach to play for Australia due to the financial lure of the Aviva Premiership

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Ben Teo turned down an approach to play for Australia due to the financial lure of the Aviva Premiership, according to Michael Cheika. B.J. Hill Jersey . Uncapped Teo is part of Englands 32-man squad picked for the three-Test series Down Under and could start the Brisbane opener next Saturday - live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 10.30am on Saturday - if Eddie Jones deems his power is needed at inside centre.Two successful seasons at Leinster has seen the rugby league convert lured to Worcester for next season and he qualifies for Jones Grand Slam champions through an English mother. The 29-year-old played at junior level for New Zealand and represented Samoa in the international arena, but it is England who have succeeded in convincing him his union Test future lies at Twickenham.We would have loved to have Ben back here playing for Australia, Australia head coach Cheika said.I wouldnt hesitate to say that we tried to get him to come back and play in Super Rugby but as weve seen before, the English game has more money than we have. Mind games Eddie Jones set for Australian mentality test in first Test Theyve come in and have got a lot more resources to put in their game than we have. Sometimes you just cant compete with the pound, thats the way it is. Im sure hell do very well for England.Teo is competing with Owen Farrell, Luther Burrell and Henry Slade to start at inside centre at the Suncorp Stadium. 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