Michael Cheika tells Eddie Jones to forget mind games ahead of opening Test

Michael Cheika has told Eddie Jones there is no chance he will waste his energy on a war of words ahead of Sunday's first Test.

The England boss accused old Randwick team-mate Cheika of "boxing clever" by claiming he is yet to finalise his Australia line-up for the Brisbane opener.

But Cheika is determined that "a bit of carry on" between the rival coaches will not distract from his preparations for a game Jones believes is key to the outcome of the three-match series.

"I want to dedicate all my energy to our guys and make sure I'm doing my job properly here," he said.

"I don't want my players to think that all that stuff's going to win us the game. It's a bit of carry on, but what will win us the game is aggression, speed, good skills, hunger and being prepared to do whatever it takes.

"We look at it in a different way where we are working internally around our mental strength.

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"History has proven it's not good to fight a war on two fronts so my focus has been on our team. I just want the guys to improve.

"Eddie is just doing what he thinks his team needs, so that's what he's doing to support his team. Eddie hasn't really thrown many barbs. He hasn't called me fat or bald or anything like that. He hasn't been nasty,"

The Wallabies go into the series as World Cup runners-up, but Cheika says their fine tournament in England is already history.

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"Your performances and good performances have to be earned and re-earned again," he said. "We feel very passionate about wanting to make the Wallabies a team that everyone wants to be a part of in Australia.

"To do that we have got to continually re-earn belief, confidence and support by performing the best we possibly can. I am not saying even always winning, more performing the best we possibly can to get that kind of respect.

"This 2016 team is a very different team and it would be foolish to think that anything that has happened in the past is going to help this team perform bar the connections that we have made as people between us since we have got together."