“That is going to be a massive challenge because, looking at some of their teams in Super Rugby, they have been red-hot”, Gatland said.
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Ben Youngs, Jack Clifford and Marland Yarde added further tries and had George Ford been more accurate with his goalkicking the scoreline would have made even uglier reading for Warren Gatland and his team.
Ford, though, continued to have a nightmare with the boot, missing his third successive kick, and Wales held a three-point lead approaching the interval and they ended the half in territorial control.
Marlon Yarde of England scores during the Test between England and Wales at Twickenham.
Northampton flanker Teimana Harrison will make his England debut in tomorrow’s one-off Twickenham Test against Wales, with another three uncapped players named among the replacements yesterday.
Jones, who has not played since the England Six Nations clash on March 12, will pack down alongside Ball in the second-row.
“We have got to be careful of that in rugby”, Jones said.
Cardiff Blues flanker Ellis Jenkins has been called up to replace the injured Dan Lydiate for Wales’ tour of New Zealand.
Wales posted an early Rob Evans try, with fly-half Dan Biggar adding two penalties and a conversion, but England’s second-half performance clinched the win.
Nevertheless, Australian coach Jones – England’s first overseas boss – said: “We’ve picked a side we believe can beat Wales”.
Eddie Jones remains defiant that George Ford will be his No. 10 in the first test against Australia in Brisbane on June 11 despite the player enduring a confidence-knocking Twickenham kicking nightmare. The first 20 minutes of that game we probably weren’t quite up to where we needed to be.
Wales have never beaten the All Blacks in New Zealand and have not beaten them anywhere since 1953. “There wasn’t any abuse from Dan towards the referee – that would be unacceptable”, Gatland said. Dan Cole looked to have blatantly knocked the ball on before Clifford raced home from 40 metres, but the TMO awarded the try.
The Newport Gwent Dragons speedster was slightly harshly treated when he won his sixth cap in the Six Nations finale against Italy, hauled off with half an hour left when the game was starting to open up. “We had a bit of control in the second half. Credit must go to the players for sticking in there and coming through”.
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“Maybe I’ll have a chat to the crowd as well, find out what they think”.
