, for a third time under Jones and the Australian admits they enter his second World Cup cycle as boss as a very different side to the one he lifted out of the doldrums four years ago.

"In 2016 we took over a team that was not in a good state. There was desperation to do well," Jones said.

"This team has got an enhanced reputation. They've played some great rugby over the last four years. Players have got enhanced reputations, some of them are big stars.

"So it's a completely different situation. And that's why we want to challenge ourselves.

"I know you're laughing about the fact we want to be the greatest team the world's ever seen but we want to challenge ourselves to be as good as we can."

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