WALES are targeting the England game at the Millennium Stadium tomorrow for the elusive victory they need, says winger Mark Jones.
Wales have lost an unprecedented 10 games in a row and have beaten England just once since 1993.
But with England fielding a second choice side, albeit with four British Lions in it, Wales see this as their chance to end that losing streak.
"We have targeted some wins to give us a boost and we see this as an opportunity," said Jones (pictured below).
"We're looking to put in a very good performance and hopefully we'll get the victory to go with it.
"We'll keep working to the pattern we developed against New Zealand and Australia and look to put some width to our game combined with a good tactical performance.
"But we don't want to set it up early and fall for a sucker punch," added the Llanelli flier.
He comes up against another speed merchant in James Simpson-Daniel, whose meteoric rise to the top was halted by injury last season.
Simpson-Daniel appears to have few nerves because on his debut against the All Blacks at Twickenham he left Jonah Lomu trailing in his wake.
"I haven't played against Simpson-Daniel before, but he's a very talented player so I'm going to have my hands full," said Jones.
"His football skills are second to none, he's gone round Jonah Lomu who's one of the best wings in the world."
Jones also rates the other England threequarters even if they are second choice.
"Stuart Abbott was probably the key to to Wasps' finish to the season and Jamie Noon is a very good player.
"They are proving it at Zurich Premiership and England level, so they've got a very solid midfield," he said. "With players like Simon Shaw and Jason Leonard I don't think this is a real second string side.
"They've got plenty of experience along with lesser capped players, but they are equally as good as those who played against Australia and New Zealand."
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