Saturday 18 June 2016 20:55, UK
England head coach Eddie Jones has urged his players to draw inspiration from New Zealand by going for the jugular after they built an unassailable 2-0 series lead in Australia.
A battling 23-7 victory at AAMI Park in Melbourne means Jones' Grand Slam champions will head to Sydney in pursuit of a three-Test whitewash of a team that reached last autumn's World Cup final.
England have climbed to second place in the world rankings after completing an historic series victory over one of the southern hemisphere giants but Jones insists he will only be satisfied by a whitewash.
"We're very pleased with the victory. That was a real, tough Test match. A proper Test match," he said.
"We're looking forward to winning the series 3-0. We came here to win the series 3-0 and that's what we want to do on Saturday.
"The boys started talking about it on the field and we're committed to doing that. We want to be the best team in the world.
"If the All Blacks were in this situation now, what would they be thinking? They'd be thinking '3-0. If we want to be the best team in the world, we have to think 3-0'.
"Australia will come back because they're a well-coached, driven team, so we're anticipating a feisty encounter in Sydney.
"We've got a few players with bumps and bruises so will have to look at our selection very carefully, but we have a great squad of 32 and we'll start preparing for that Test on Monday."
Victory was founded on a resolute defensive display that saw England make 169 tackles compared to the Wallabies' 49 as wave after wave of attacks were repelled in the second half.
The English, who crossed through Dylan Hartley early on, fed off scraps after the interval but as the teams fought each other to a standstill, the tourists were able to snatch the decisive try through Owen Farrell.
"We had to play rope-a-dope. That was the sort of game we had to play. We have to be tactically flexible in Test rugby and that's why I'm so pleased for the team," added Jones.
"We got an opportunity to score a try and we took it. That's the sign of a good side.
"Other sides will have 60 per cent of possession and we have to be able to score points with that possession - then we'll be a really, really good team.
"Our defence was outstanding and [defence coach] Paul Gustard did a terrific job this week in preparing the team. Generally we handled the Australian attack pretty well.
"Australia came out with different tactics after the first Test, surprise surprise. There was a lot of play off the ball which we had to cope with and we coped with that pretty well."
Jones also singled out former captain Chris Robshaw for praise after he worked tirelessly in helping guide England to victory and was duly rewarded with the man of the match award.
"I don't think I've ever seen a team so pleased for a player to get his 50th cap, after what Robshaw has been through. We're all pleased for him," said Jones.
"He's a really good, solid Test six. I saw someone describe him as a Richard Hill and that's what he's like.
"He does all the unseen stuff in the game, makes good tackles, keeps driving forward, cleans out.
"And that's what he's done for us, game after game, for eight Tests in a row since he lost the captaincy.
"It was difficult when he lost the captaincy. It wasn't a pleasant experience, but he's bounced back really well and we're all delighted for him."
Watch the third and final Test between Australia and England on June 25. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 HD at 10:30am.
