Sunday 20 November 2016 13:31, UK
Eddie Jones admits he will have a few “sleepless nights” over England selection for their clash with Argentina after a comprehensive win over Fiji.
England made it 11 wins out of 11 under head coach Jones as they beat Fiji 58-15 at Twickenham on Saturday, scoring nine tries in the process.
Jones was pleased with the contribution of several of his side and says he has much to think about ahead of England's third autumn Test against Argentina next Saturday, live on Sky Sports 2
"We are starting to get an understanding of how we can develop our attacking style," Jones told Sky Sports. "There were some great lines run by George Ford, the back three attack well, it was great to see the wingers with the ball in their hands in space, rather than right against the touchline which is what we are trying to do, so some really good movements.
"We wanted total control and total control meant that the middle five George [Ford] and Owen [Farrell] created space for the outside five and they did that and they created the space that allowed those guys to look very good. Those guys don't look good unless the work is done on the inside.
"I thought we had a number of good players. I thought [Chris] Robshaw just does all those things that you don't see and that makes a game like this. I thought George Ford was really good, his alignment was great.
"Roko [Semesa Rokoduguni] did well, playing against a winger twice his size. [Nemani] Nadolo looks like he's eaten Roko a couple of times so I thought he did well. Elliot [Daly] keeps impressing.
"We have got great competition for places so it is going to be a couple of sleepless nights before we do selection. And we'll name the side on Thursday this week - well, that is what we are aiming to do."
Jones gave his side a six out of 10 rating when England beat South Africa last weekend but says they were better against Fiji.
"Definitely better than six, we played against a good side," he said. "They are a dangerous side and you just have to look at their World Cup record. They were beaten by 10 points by Wales, 23-13, Australia beat them 28-13. They are a very competitive, skilful, athletic team.
"We put close to 60 points on them and it was the first time we don't kick any goals. So, a good performance - areas to work on, of course, like any game, but a good performance."
England have leaked 10 tries in their last three games but Jones says they are adjusting their game and expects defensive issues to improve.
"The game of rugby is evolving and I think you've got to be able to adjust your defence and we are going through an adjustment period at the moment," he said. "We are working very hard on it, we are making adjustments and we will keep on getting better.
"Defence - you have got to do the principles right, it is the same in attack, you've got to be square, you've got to get off the line and be aware of the threats around you. We are just missing doing some of those things sometimes and other things other times and we'll get that right."
Jones believes Argentina will pose England a real threat at Twickenham next weekend and says preparation for the clash began immediately after the win.
He said: "Because it is the next game of course it is [the toughest autumn test]. They were probably the second best side in the Rugby Championship even though the results didn't show that.
"They've restructured their game considerably since the 2007 World Cup where basically they were mauling and were a kick and chase side. Now they play a much more unstructured game which makes them dangerous.
"They've got some outstanding players in the No 8 [Facundo] Isa and the two half backs and [Nicolás] Sanchez at 10 so we are really going to have to be at the top of our game to beat Argentina next week but that all starts right now."
