Monday 21 March 2016 09:36, UK
Sir Clive Woodward has backed Eddie Jones to achieve his aim of world domination following England's Grand Slam success.
England coach Jones has set his sights on winning the 2019 World Cup as he believes the team will be at their peak in three years' time, despite winning the Six Nations with a 100 per cent record in his debut tournament.
Woodward was England's coach the last time they won five out of five in the Six Nations at the start of their World Cup-winning year in 2003.
And the 60-year-old reckons England can become world-beaters once again under Australian Jones, who will continue his preparations for Japan 2019 with a trip to Australia this summer for a Test series that Woodward is already looking forward to.
"After enjoying their Grand Slam moment, England have to start thinking really big," Woodward wrote in his column in the Daily Mail.
"There is a massive rugby world out there which, as yet, they are not good enough to conquer. They could well get there but it is very early in the journey and they have a long way to travel.
"That is not England's fault and no Grand Slam ever comes easy, especially in a year when England play three away games, but Eddie and the players will know deep down that this is just the start.
"The exciting thing, though, is that I am more convinced than ever that England have the players, and now the coach, to become world-beaters again."
Everybody who is fit and able needs to be on that plane and England need to throw the full monty at the Aussies, who will be at a different level to what we have seen in the Six Nations.
England will play a blockbuster three Tests against the Wallabies in June - in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney - and Woodward believes they should seize the opportunity to make a statement by "throwing the full monty" at the World Cup runners-up.
He added: "Off the back of a Grand Slam, what could be better than heading down under and tackling the Aussies? Ramp it up.
"This is an Ashes series we haven't seen the like of for a long time. Come on. It's a no-brainer. Everybody who is fit and able needs to be on that plane and England need to throw the full monty at the Aussies, who will be at a different level to what we have seen in the Six Nations.
"It's a win-win for England. They will start as underdogs, which is always a nice position to be in, but I see no reason why they can't spring a surprise or two. How good would that feel?"
