AUSTRALIA coach Eddie Jones was impressed by England's performance against France in the atrocious Sydney conditions but warned Clive Woodward's men ahead of Saturday's World Cup final that the best is yet to come from his Wallabies.
England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson kicked all of England's points in the 24-7 win as they adapted to the torrential rain and swirling wind by far the better to set up a repeat of the 1991 final.
"England were very impressive in the way they dominated the setpieces," said Jones.
"It was outstanding how they stopped the French attack from getting over the gain line.
"Wilkinson played well. He controlled field position through an excellent kicking game."
Australia did their part to set up the mouth-watering final on Saturday with victory over tournament favourites New Zealand.
It was described as the first shock of the tournament after Australia's patchy form leading into the clash.
But all year, as his side struggled through the Tri-Nations, Jones insisted they were making significant progress, that his programme was designed for the side to peak in the knockout stages of the World Cup.
"Our minds are set on Saturday. We know we haven't achieved what we want to achieve," said Jones.
"There is no way this side has played as well as they can and everyone involved knows that. Our focus is very much on playing as well as we can.
"When you keep working hard and keep working towards a plan, eventually it will come for you. We know firmly that we can play better, and that is our focus - that we can play better."
