London — Eddie Jones insisted England were "hell-bent" on becoming the world’s best side after ending a record-equalling year with a win over Australia. Saturday saw England beat Jones’s native Australia 37-21 at Twickenham as they enjoyed their first unbeaten calendar year since 1992. It was also their 14th successive victory, equalling the mark set by Clive Woodward’s World Cup winning team in 2002-03. Jones, however, insisted his sole focus was on lifting the 2019 World Cup in Japan. England’s current winning sequence started at 2015’s World Cup where a meaningless success over Uruguay came after Australia had knocked the tournament hosts out earlier in the group stage. Jones replaced sacked coach Stuart Lancaster in November 2015 and has now won all his first 13 Tests as England boss, including a Six Nations Grand Slam and a 3-0 series success in Australia in June. But Jones, Australia’s coach when they lost the 2003 World Cup final to England, said his sole focus was on topplin...
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