WE are going to produce the best performance of the tour - that is Australian coach Eddie Jones' warning for Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday.
The world champions and their new coach are under pressure following successive defeats against England and France.
Defeat by Wales would be the first time for over six years for them to lose three in a row. But Jones warns, "Hopefully Wales will get our best performance on tour, that's what we are aiming for."
He makes light of any pressure, he rejects claims of tiredness at the end of a long season and he expects Wales to try to emulate England and France. "There's a fair bit of external pressure on the team to perform for their development," he admitted.
"We can't complain of tiredness, this tour is an important part of the schedule, so there are no excuses.
"It's going to be tough playing Wales in front of the Millennium Stadium crowd and we expect them to try to emulate the tactics that have been employed against us in the previous two games.
"As a coach yo have to experience your ups and downs. It's up to me to do my job, all I can do is try to do the job well.
"The mood in our camp is not much different from against France. "Our preparations against England were probably too long so emotionally we were a bit flat.
"We were right to play against France and this week the preparations have been right." Jones is expecting the Scott Quinnell-Rob Howley link to offer the greatest threat. "The Welsh scrum is very strong with Charvis on the blindside, Quinnell is a very good number eight, a ball runner with Howley at nine," he said.
"And with Jones at 10 and Harris at 12 Wales could realise their strengths, and if they generate first phase they can allow others to show their talents."
Wales lock Ian Gough is expecting a big Australian effort after those successive defeats. "The pressure was on us last week, now it's on them. They haven't lost those games by much and they've played some superb rugby," he said.
"They'll be fired up, we're expecting that and I'll be disappointed if we don't get it. "Upsets always happen like they've had in the last two weeks, but this is still as big as they come."
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