Tuesday 14 June 2016 14:16, UK
England coach Eddie Jones says his side will 'come out swinging' as they bid to win the series against Australia in the second Test in Melbourne on Saturday.
England took a 1-0 lead in the three Test series with an impressive 39-28 win against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday and are preparing for whatever Australia throw at them.
"They will come out swinging, we know that," Jones told Sky Sports.
"History shows that in the 2001 Lions series and in the 2013 Lions series, they lost the first Test and in the second Test all hell breaks loose and I am sure we are going to see the same on Saturday.
"We will be up for it one way or the other; we will be either Muhammad Ali rope-a-dope or we will be Joe Frazier and come out swinging. I think we will come out swinging."
However, it is not just physically where Jones is looking to hit the Wallabies, aiming to put them under pressure mentally as well.
"If we can make them think at the start of the game, then that starts to put extra pressure on them."
More to come
England are unbeaten under Jones' management and despite the win, he has warned Australia that there is more to come.
"We can play a lot better and we will play a lot better [in the next Test]," added Jones.
"Defensively we can be much tighter. Our breakdown work was good at times and not so good at other times so we need consistency in that area."
However, there was plenty of things to like and Jones was impressed with the grit and determination shown by his team.
"I liked our grit and I liked that we took our opportunities when we had them to score points, and I liked the way we put pressure on their defence," added Jones.
"We were physical; tactically pretty sharp and we controlled the game well. But this week we are going to have to be even better."
Jones was also pleased that England were able to adapt their game. When their 'bodyline' game plan in midfield was not working, Jones moved Owen Farrell to 12 and with George Ford coming in at No 10, England suddenly had two playmakers who swung the game for England.
"Right from the very start I have tried to develop with England a flexible game so that we have a framework and can move the game from one to the other," explained Jones.
"That is the thing I like about the team at the moment - we are able to do that during games. So if we go in with a game plan and the game doesn't go like that, then we are able to change.
"George and Owen are instrumental in being able to change the game for us - it suited that game, every game is a different game and there will be other games when we will need a 12 to bang it over the line."
Changes
The effects of a long hard season for England's players is beginning to tell and Jones revealed that he may be making one or two changes to the team for the second Test.
"We are definitely looking at how we can improve the team. There are a couple of guys who have been a little bit off the pace and a couple of guys coming into their peak. At this time of the year, players are in various physical conditions - it's a matter of making sure we are picking players at their peak."
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