The Wallabies' woeful afternoon at Twickenham has prompted plenty of derision and criticism from their hosts - but one England stalwart has been quick to jump to their defence after the 45-22 drubbing.
Vice-captain Jamie George believes his side's record-breaking points haul against Australia was down much more to England's excellence than the visitors producing a seriously off-colour performance.
He even predicted Australia would underline their quality before the Nations Championship concludes by the end of the month.