Eddie Jones branded 'spoilt' by Australia ahead of England clash at Twickenham

Australia have gone on the offensive ahead of Saturday's Cook Cup clash by claiming Eddie Jones is "spoilt" and accusing England of hitting their half-backs late.

The old rivals collide at Twickenham amid a backdrop of verbal provocation from the Wallabies - a marked departure to the build-up of previous encounters when it is Jones who has waged the phoney war.

Stephen Larkham opened hostilities by goading Jones, under whom he won 43 Australia caps, over the financial support provided by the Rugby Football Union that places the England boss under pressure to deliver results.

So far Jones has done just that by overseeing four victories against the team he coached from 2001 to 2005 as part of a sequence of 20 victories from 21 Tests, but he now faces the biggest home game of the year against a resurgent Australia.

"If you look at the resources they have over here, he's probably a little bit spoilt from where he's come from," Wallabies assistant-coach Larkham said.

"There's always going to be pressure when you've got pretty much-unlimited resources around you.

"The facilities he has now are top-class and they've got plenty of resources in and around the team to make the most of the situation.

"Their facilities at Pennyhill Park are pretty phenomenal and then just the amount of staff they can have - consultants coming in, squad sizes, players to choose from and support from the RFU.

"Pressure comes with that, doesn't it? When you've got all those resources and you've had the record you've had, that's the expectation. That's where the pressure comes from."

Michael Cheika then used Australia's team announcement press conference to claim that in four previous matches against Jones' England, his half-backs have been targeted with late tackles.

"They are a big, strong and powerful side. They will try to bully us. Traditionally that's the way the game has gone," the head coach said.

"They try to bully us at scrum, at the line-out and at the ruck - trying to get into us, niggle, trying to get into our half-back after he passes, the 10 after he passes.

"There is so much footage of that. They wait for us to crack. The fact they are unified behind that strategy means we must look them in the eye and take them on if we are going to be able to resist them."

The Wallabies have named an unchanged team following their 29-21 victory at the Principality Stadium.