Jones was not part of the 22 that travelled to Twickenham, instead remaining with the rest of the squad in Wales's training camp. And the 29-cap wideman, who has scored 10 tries for the three feathers, admitted he had trouble watching Saturday's rout.

But he says the drubbing will only serve to inspire the Welsh players to stop at nothing to comeback stronger in France.

He said: "It was hard watching that game. I was pretty convinced that the boys could win, so it was very disappointing to see what happened.

"But whatever anyone else is feeling it won't be as bad as for the guys who played at Twickenham. It was a particularly bitter pill to swallow as it was against the old enemy and they love nothing more than to rub it in.

"But the boys are a very tight knit group and the result makes us determined we can bounce back stronger. We know all those England players, and we know they are not 62 points better than us individually – we need to make sure we improve collectively.

"It is a matter of picking ourselves up and getting on with the job in hand."