The 31-year-old last played for Australia at the World Cup in France more than a year ago and has played no competitive rugby since May, when his season with Japanese club Urayasu D-Rocks ended.
But he was confident that he would be up to the task if picked by coach Joe Schmidt for the international clash at Twickenham on Nov 9.
"I've played over 40 caps now at Test level," he told a press conference on Nov 4.
"I know what it feels like to be in that arena and what your body needs to give in terms of that, but more so the mindset that you need.
"I know what it takes to be at the Test level.
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