Preview: Australia v England
Jones, England's first overseas coach, is priming his side for a physical three-Test onslaught on the Wallabies, who dumped the hosts out of the World Cup following a shattering 33-13 defeat at Twickenham.
But England have yet to lose under Jones after he guided his new side to a first Grand Slam title in 13 years earlier this season, and optimism is high within their ranks ahead of the three Test series against the world's second ranked side.
Jones has been preparing his players for the series by providing them with footage of cricket's infamous Bodyline Ashes tour of Australia. England's cricketers beat a Don Bradman-inspired Australia in 1932-33 by using aggressive tactics, an approach Jones wants his side to employ.
"To beat the Wallabies in Australia you have to play a physical, aggressive brand of rugby and that's what we intend to do. We have to be in their faces from the first minute of the first Test," Jones said.
England traditionally rely heavily on their set piece and scrum which has dominated Australia in the past, most notably at Twickenham in 2005 and in the 2007 World Cup quarterfinal in Marseilles.
But under Michael Cheika's coaching and the input of Argentine forward coach Mario Ledesma, the Wallabies scrum overpowered England in Australia's biggest victory at Twickenham in the pool stages of the 2015 World Cup.
Australia will field all four of their props from that Twickenham match on Saturday after tighthead Sekope Kepu joined the squad from France this week, linking up with Scott Sio, Greg Holmes and James Slipper.
"He's shown us clips [of the Bodyline series] to reinforce his point. We have to play our own style; we need to play to our strengths," England prop Dan Cole said, adding that England must utilise their trademark forward power if they are to win their first series in Australia.
Jones, who coached Australia to the 2003 World Cup final where they lost to England, faces his former Randwick club team-mate and good friend Cheika in a battle of wits and tactics.
"Australia are ranked second in the world, they've got the best coach in the world and they're playing in their own backyard so they are going to be strong. In Australia, we've won three Tests since Captain Cook arrived, so it's not a great record is it?" Jones added.
Cheika, who is rebuilding after reaching last year's World Cup final, has named three new caps in his starting side with Brumbies lock Rory Arnold, Reds centre Samu Kerevi and Western Force utility back Dane Haylett-Petty.
"We have a good mix of new blood and players who have been connected to the group for some time and the energy and enjoyment within the group has been excellent," he said.
England captain Dylan Hartley will lead a side with a total of 539 international caps, with Saracens' Owen Farrell starting at flyhalf and Northampton Saints' Luther Burrell at inside centre. The forward pack is unchanged from the one that started in Paris earlier in the year when England beat France to be crowned Six Nations champions.
Cheika is defending Australia's proud record of only three defeats out of 17 Tests against visiting England sides and has refused so far to rise to Jones' needling.
"My focus is very much with our team. I very much want to dedicate all the energy I have to our guys and making sure I'm doing my job properly. I don't want my players to think that all that stuff is going to win us the game," Cheika said.
England have yet to win in four Tests in Brisbane, including a nightmarish 76-0 drubbing at Suncorp Stadium in 1998.
For Australia: Scott Sio has been in really good form this season and will be looking to take that into the international arena while the loose forward combination of Michael Hooper and David Pocock will be a thorn in the side of any opposition. Samu Kerevi comes into the June Tests with plenty of confidence, after consistently good performances for his Super Rugby franchise.
For England: Captaincy has done Dylan Hartley the world of good as it seems to have poured cold water over his hot head. Maro Itoje has been nothing short of sublime in the lock position for England while Billy Vunipola will provide plenty of grunt and physicality from the No.8 position. Owen Farrell will want to justify his selection with a strong performance to repay the faith showed in him.
Head to head: There are some intriguing battles all over the park and any of the 15 match-ups will be something to behold. Up-front, both captains, Stephen Moore and Dylan Hartley will need to set the example and lay the platform for the rest to follow while the lock battle between an in-form Maro Itoje and a hot-and-cold Rory Arnold could be pretty interesting. Arguably the biggest battle of the match will come when David Pocock and Billy Vunipola lock horns. Both are prolific loose forwards and pride themselves on their work at the breakdowns. In the backline, Bernard Foley and Own Farrell will look to keep their sides' noses ahead while in loose play, Israel Folau and Mike Brown will look to show off their attacking and finishing prowess.
2015: Australia won 33-13, London (World Cup pool match)
2014: England won 26-17, London
2013: Australia won 20-13, London
2012: Australia won 20-14, London
2010: England won 35-18, London
2010: England won 21-20, Sydney
2010: Australia won 27-17, Perth
2009: Australia won 18-9, London
2008: Australia won 28-14, London
2007: England won 12-10, Marseille (World Cup quarterfinal)
Prediction: Good friends always make better enemies and that is what we have in terms of Michael Cheika going up against Eddie Jones. They know each other really well and share the same mentor, so one can expect similar styles of play from both teams. It is hard to bet against Australia for this one, considering they are at home, however, England are the Six Nations champions and have played a lot more international rugby than their hosts. The Australian franchises have struggled in the 2016 Super Rugby tournament thus far but if anyone can hand them some confidence, it will be Cheika. With so much pride and reputation on the line, we expect England to claim a five-point victory.
Teams:
Australia: 15 Israel Folau, 14 Dane Haylett-Petty, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Samu Kerevi, 11 Rob Horne, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 David Pocock, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Rory Arnold, 3 Greg Holmes, 2 Stephen Moore (captain), 1 Scott Sio.
Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 James Slipper, 18 Sekope Kepu, 19 James Horwill, 20 Dean Mumm, 21 Sean McMahon, 22 Nick Frisby, 23 Christian Leali'ifano.
England: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Luther Burrell, 11 Marland Yarde, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 James Haskell, 6 Chris Robshaw, 5 George Kruis, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley (captain), 1 Mako Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Matt Mullan, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Joe Launchbury, 20 Courtney Lawes, 21 Danny Care, 22 George Ford, 23 Jack Nowell.
Date: Saturday, June 11
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Kick-off: 20.05 AEST (11.05 UK time; 10.05 GMT)
Expected weather: Mostly cloudy, with a 30 percent chance of rain and a light west-to-south-west wind. High of 18°C and a low of 12°C
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
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