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Eddie Jones "loved" silencing Australia fans "full of drink" with England win

Eddie Jones has more reason than most to be motivated to beat Australia this summer, and the England chief "loved" getting the better of the Wallabies on Saturday.

The northern-hemisphere giants lost convincingly in Perth last weekend but looked a lot closer to their best in the second salvo. Jones—who coached Australia when they lost to England in the 2003 Rugby World Cup final—rightly took credit for the turnaround in Brisbane and described his delight after levelling the series.

“I loved that game at Suncorp,” he said after Saturday's win in Brisbane. “That is a good experience. You have got 48,000 people all full of drink and all they want to see is their team win. When you turn them away, it is a great experience. A great feeling.

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