Eddie Jones has risked provoking fury among England supporters by describing tomorrow’s do-or-die second Test with Australia as practice for the World Cup and admitting “everything is geared” towards next year’s tournament.
Jones has handed debuts to Guy Porter and Tommy Freeman, as well as a first start to Jack van Poortvliet, and though the England head coach is under increasing pressure to deliver results he and the captain, Courtney Lawes, have claimed a good performance in Brisbane is more important than gaining victory.
