Preview: Australia v England
England are looking to vanquish Australia 3-0 in the series, when they meet in the tour finale in Sydney on Saturday.
The Six Nations champions are on the brink of an unprecedented clean sweep in the three-match series against the Wallabies having already won the previous two Tests in Brisbane and Melbourne to retain the Cook Cup.
Jones, the former Wallabies coach, has resisted making more than one enforced change to his team by bringing in Northampton's Teimana Harrison for injured No.7 James Haskell.
South Africa's Springboks were the last team to beat the Wallabies 3-0 in an Australian series in 1971, and Jones says his team are primed to whitewash the Wallabies, who knocked England out of their own World Cup on the way to reaching last year's tournament final.
"It's a fantastic opportunity. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity to beat Australia 3-0," Jones told reporters Friday.
"If you look at sides that come to Australia and win, the only side that does that regularly is New Zealand. The other sides who come in generally get beaten.
"It's a tough place to win, so in winning the series and then if we win 3-0 that's a significant achievement for the team."
But he has cautioned his players to block out gushing praise after mastering the Wallabies so effectively in their two Test encounters.
"When you've had a couple of wins praise can make you weak and we have to be careful that all the praise doesn't make us weak," he warned.
"If you become weak once, you can become weak twice and to be a champion team you can't be like that.
"Outside praise is dangerous for a team and they've been getting a lot of it, so we just have to be careful."
Jones said he resisted making more than one team change after clinching the series 23-7 in Melbourne last week.
"I've always been of the opinion you should always earn your cap and if players are fit and mentally right to play and they are the best players you pick them," he said.
"Just because we won the series 2-0 doesn't mean the fringe players deserve a cap, they have to work hard to beat the person in front of them."
Jones, who is unbeaten in eight internationals since he took over at the helm of England, said newcomer Harrison will offer something different to the forward he replaced Haskell.
"Teimana is a bit of a street-fighter. He doesn't mind throwing it around a bit and we're going to need that on Saturday. He's nice and competitive in that seven spot (openside flanker)," he said.
"Harrison is a bit more of a ball-carrier than Haskell. So he will give us a bit more in that area."
Captain and hooker Dylan Hartley said his team were looking forward to finishing a long season with a historic win over the Wallabies.
"We've had the quarters and the semis and I think this is the biggest challenge on Saturday," Hartley said.
"I think mentally we know how we can play, there's always stuff to improve on and play a complete game, but mentally it's about getting up for this game and treating it like a final and finishing our season with a win."
Players to watch:
For Australia: You always expect Israel Folau to produce some magic, Tevita Kuridrani to use his power too food effect and Matt Toomua to be creative. Michael Hooper will be the energy up front, Scott Fardy the muscle and Will Skelton was included because of his bulk. They are all important to the Wallaby cause.
For England: By the nature of his inclusion Teimana Harrison will be in the spotlight. Much has been said about his skill. Mike Brown has some obvious skills and could pose some real problems for the Aussie defence, while Jonathan Joseph and Owen Farrell is beginning to look like an accomplished midfield combination. Billy Vunipola is the diesel that drives the England engine up front, while Maro Itoje brings the youthful exuberance that every team needs.
Head to head: The most important face-off is in the halfback channels – Bernard Foley and Nick Phipps (Australia) versus George Ford and Ben Youngs (England). The tourists had an edge there in the first two internationals and if that trend continues, the result will most likely be the same. Almost as important will be at inside centre – Matt Toomua (SAustralia) versus Owen Farrell (England). The set pieces are also vital – with Will Skelton (Australia) versus Maro Itoje (England) in the line-outs; with the scrum battle pitting Sekope Kepu, Stephen Moore and James Slipper (Australia) against Dan Cole, Dylan Hartley and Mako Vunipola (England).
Recent results:
2016: England won 23-7, Melbourne
2016: England won 39-28, Brisbane
2015: Australia won 33-13, London (World Cup pool match)
2014: England won 26-17, London
2013: England 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
Prediction: Australia will be willing and will certainly threaten the England dominance in this series. However, there are some glaring weaknesses in the Wallaby set-up that the English have managed to exploit in the first two Tests. Those still exists and England are likely to find opportunities to squeeze hard for the win – which will be by less than 10 points this time.
Teams:
Australia: 15 Israel Folau, 14 Dane Haylett-Petty, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Matt Toomua, 11 Rob Horne, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Sean McMahon, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Will Skelton, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Stephen Moore (captain), 1 James Slipper.
Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Scott Sio, 18 Greg Holmes, 19 Adam Coleman, 20 Wycliff Palu, 21 Nick Frisby, 22 Christian Leali'ifano, 23 Taqele Naiyaravoro.
England: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Jack Nowell, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Teimana Harrison, 6 Chris Robshaw, 5 George Kruis, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley (captain), 1 Mako Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Matt Mullan, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Joe Launchbury, 20 Courtney Lawes, 21 Jack Clifford, 22 Danny Care, 23 Elliot Daly.
Date: Saturday, June 25
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 20.05 AEST (11.05 BST; 10.05 GMT)
Expected weather: Sunny with winds of 25 to 35 km/h. High of 16°C and low of 9°C
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
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