Jones, who will return from a four-match ban imposed by the Japanese federation for abusing match officials earlier this year, has said he expects his pack to dominate the Irish scrum in the second half when the two sides meet in Newcastle, Australia.

Back-to-back big losses to Scotland and Ireland have undone the progress made during a 12-Test winning run for Borthwick’s team.

Australia suffered a humiliating group-stage exit in France.