England are being investigated for an alleged breach of protocol in communications with matchday officials during Saturday's 33-13 defeat to Australia, World Rugby has announced.

Clermont full-back Nick Abendanon has ramped up the pressure on the England setup following their pitiful early World Cup exit on home soil.

MATT BARLOW: Jose Mourinho has promised Ruben Loftus-Cheek he will start Chelsea's next game and confirmed the England Under 21 midfielder will be given a run of games.

There could not be more of a contrast between the lacklustre start Chelsea have made this season and the way they steamed out of the blocks 12 months ago. So where has it gone wrong?

Brendan Rodgers was sacked by Liverpool following the club's 1-1 draw with Merseyside rivals Everton on Sunday. Sportsmail's team of reporters answer the two big questions.

Brendan Rodgers has been sacked by Liverpool, but he will be well remembered at Anfield for a number of reasons. Here, Sportsmail takes a look back at 20 of his best quotes...

DOMINIC KING: Brendan Rodgers had returned to Melwood, Liverpool's training base and his place of work since June 2012, when the life-changing call arrived on Sunday.

Where Brendan Rodgers saw progress, everybody else saw only regression, stagnation and confusion and the Merseyside derby was a case in point.

LIVERPOOL FAN VIEW: Liverpool were right to sack Brendan Rodgers. But there's no hard feelings. The man tried his best and we'll always have the good memories.

SAMI MOKBEL: Any 3-0 win over United triggers reverberations across the Premier League. The way Arsenal dismantled United in such ruthless fashion spoke volumes.

In the end the result was vindication for Arsene Wenger and his methods. At times in the first half it was dreamy stuff against an expensively assembled squad.

MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE EMIRATES: What a statement this was from Arsenal. Up to second place, how could this be the club supposedly teetering on the brink of crisis?

CHRIS FOY: Stuart Lancaster appeared resigned to the imminent end of his tenure as England head coach, just as the first cracks appeared in the squad.

As the beer tents filled on Saturday afternoon I cannot remember Twickenham looking any better. What a shame, then, that England did not match expectations.

Robin McBryde hopes that avid England fan Prince Harry might be persuaded to wear a Wales shirt as the Rugby World Cup heads towards its quarter-final stage.

Johnny Sexton has admitted he fully expects France to try to blast him out of Sunday's crucial World Cup clash by ordering centre Mathieu Bastareaud to steamroller him.

Paige VanZant's next opponent Joanne Calderwood has said the UFC star's popularity will not matter once the cage door shuts for their fight on December 10 in Las Vegas.

Sergio Aguero ended his second longest Premier League goal drought in style joining an exclusive club of strikers who have notched five in one game in England's top league in record time.

The Olympic Stadium's remaining Rugby World Cup fixtures could be put in jeopardy if a sub-contractor goes through with threats to sabotage the retractable seating they helped install.

Bournemouth winger Max Gradel could have had his torn cruciate knee ligament injury caused by witchcraft, it has been claimed.

SPECIAL REPORT BY CHRIS FOY: In hindsight, England may regret joining Take That on stage at a 'send-off' party last month. It seems absurd to recall the atmosphere of premature triumphalism.

At the heart of Jose Mourinho's impromptu seven-minute address to the nation, to his employers and to the forces he imagines are in league against him, was a statement of truth.

IAN LADYMAN AT GOODISON PARK: A draw in a Merseyside derby is never a bad result, but this performance would ultimately prove to be the end of Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool reign.

Nico Rosberg is refusing to back down in his quest to beat Lewis Hamilton to this season's Formula One world championship. Rosberg has been cast 48 points adrift with five grands prix remaining.

CHARLES SALE: FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who seemingly can't live without the spotlight on him, intends to write his memoirs after leaving office.

Sunderland owner Ellis Short has told disillusioned sporting director Lee Congerton he must remain at the club and find Dick Advocaat's replacement despite handing in his notice.

NEIL ASHTON: This was a mauling, a savaging on a grand scale for Louis van Gaal's side after Arsenal ran up a three goal lead inside 20, astonishing minutes inside the Emirates.

Steve McClaren fears a season-long struggle against relegation but says Newcastle's problems pre-date his arrival. Former captain Alan Shearer believes there is a 'losing mentality' in the squad.

PAUL NEWMAN IN DUBAI: It has been six years since Adil Rashid made his ODI debut but he will finally add his first Test appearance knowing he is integral to England's chances.

James DeGale will defend his IBF world super-middleweight title for the first time against Lucian Bute in Canada on November 28. Bute held the same belt for five years until 2012

Golden Horn pulled away down the stretch to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday as Treve was denied a historic treble at Europe's richest turf race. Jockey Frankie Dettori rode Epsom Derby winner

If England approached me, would I listen to them? Of course I would, but whether the RFU part ways with Stuart Lancaster is a big and difficult decision.

SAM PETERS: Stuart Lancaster has played down reports of divisions within his coaching set up as RFU bosses admitted change was inevitable following England's disastrous World Cup exit.

English sport has suffered its share of humiliation but embarrassment of being turfed out of Rugby World Cup at hallowed Twickenham inflicts most grievous indignity of all.

Hooper and Pocock - they sound like a harmless firm of provincial solicitors but represented the most clear and present danger to England with their formidable work at the breakdown.

Scotland have been given a massive boost ahead of the vital World Cup match against Samoa with the news that key men Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg and John Hardie are all expected to be fit.

MATT LAWTON AT ST JAMES' PARK: A victory for the home side at St James' Park might be rare these days but this was far from unexpected. South Africa conquered a battling Scotland team.

The 2015 Rugby World Cup is underway and the long road to glory and the battle for the Webb Ellis Trophy has begun. Keep up with the latest standings from the pool stages.

The chairmen of West Ham United said they were fortunate not to be on the doomed aircraft which crashed in Essex yesterday, killing the two crew on board.

Jamie Vardy's form has seen him being compared to Leicester legend Gary Lineker but while comparisons are flattering Claudio Ranieri said that the two goalscorers are very different players.

Former Manchester United and Norway defender Henning Berg has been sacked as Legia Warsaw manager with the side 10 points off the pace in the Polish league

Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen overcame an early stumble to claim his third European Tour title in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews on Sunday.