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Eddie Jones dismisses England record talk

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Eddie Jones has dismissed talk of England’s potentially record-breaking streak of wins as they prepare to face Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday.

Eddie Jones has dismissed talk of England’s potentially record-breaking streak of wins as they prepare to face Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday.

RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam winning champions England take on Daniel Hourcade’s Rugby Championship side at HQ and are currently unbeaten in 12 games – 11 of which were during Jones’ tenure.

Tom Wood, Jonny May and George Kruis all return for the clash with Los Pumas and if England triumph, and beat Australia for the fourth time under Jones’ watchful eye, they can match their all-time record of 14 consecutive Test wins.

But Australian Jones believes talk of winning runs obscures the team’s real aim, which is to continue developing their game.

“The only talk of records is in the media. There is no talk about it in this team, because we’re not interested in records, we’re interested in getting better,” Jones said.

“Every time we train and get together is an opportunity to get better. Our aim is to be the number one team in the world and you do that by getting better.

Despite racking up a comfortable 37-21 win over South Africa before running riot against Fiji to triumph 58-15, Jones is urging his side to avoid complacency against a highly-motivated Argentina side that have just a 54-20 win over Japan to their name this autumn.

“The World Cup draw is a massive source of motivation for Argentina. If you get into a pool with tier one countries, then one team is going to miss out on the next stage,” Jones said.

“Because of that we know that when they come to Twickenham, they will not be lacking in motivation.

“They’ve had a very strenuous season but they’ll come to Twickenham full of beans and ready to play.

“They’re a proud team and they’re coming to Twickenham, which is arguably the home of rugby. It’s a big stage and they’ll want to put their best foot forward.”