Sunday 20 March 2016 16:19, UK
England head coach Eddie Jones has targeted world domination after watching his side secure a first Six Nations Grand Slam for 13 years by beating France 31-21 in Paris.
England repelled a strong French performance on Saturday evening as they made it five wins out of five under Australian Jones' direction.
Tries from Danny Care, Dan Cole and Anthony Watson ensured there was no repeat of past failures at the final hurdle - most recently in Dublin five years ago - on a glorious night for a team that had fallen so far short of expectations at last autumn's World Cup.
Jones insists there is still plenty of improvement to come and believes England will reach their peak in time for the next World Cup in three years' time.
"The great thing is that the best is still ahead of us. We are only going to get better," he said.
"Winning the Grand Slam means you beat every team in the competition and means you're the most dominant team.
"I think everyone is ecstatic to be the most dominant team in Europe. It's a nice first step for us but it's only a small step because we've got much larger steps to go. That starts with the Australian tour in June.
"Can we beat the All Blacks? Of course we can. We can't now but we will in the future. Why else would you play Test rugby if you don't think you can beat the All Blacks?
"The exciting thing for us is that we have an average age of 24. Winning trophy age is about 28 so we're three or four years from peaking. That's enormously exciting.
"England have been quite stereotyped in terms of how they play the game. In the Premiership everyone tends to play the same way.
"We've tried to change that. At times we've had good results and at times we haven't. We're still working on improving that."
England seized their first Grand Slam since 2003 with the tense victory at the Stade de France and Jones was quick to share the plaudits after his triumphant debut campaign.
"I am very proud of the boys," he said. "We weren't at our best today, but we battled through and really deserved the victory. It is a great achievement by the team. I always had confidence in the team.
"The two assistant coaches have done a fantastic job, Paul Gustard with his defence and Steve Borthwick with his set-piece work."
The celebrations looked like being muted, after captain Dylan Hartley was knocked unconscious during a tackle with home prop Uini Atonio in the 68th minute and had to be stretchered off, although he was able to lift the trophy after the game.
"Needless to say he is a bit under the weather. He will undergo all the necessary head injury protocol and I am sure he will be fine to play shortly," Jones said.
"He has been a very good captain. He has led from the front. He has been ably supported by Billy Vunipola, Mike Brown and Owen Farrell.
"Chris Robshaw and James Haskell have also done a fine job supporting him. The collective leadership has been strong and his individual leadership has been outstanding."
