‘It’s a bit of a cauldron’: Wallabies vow to dominate England in Brisbane Test

England have been warned they will step into Australia’s “cauldron” for Saturday’s do-or-tie second Test with the Wallabies vowing to dominate them up front. Australia have won their last 10 matches in Brisbane – a record dating back to the 2016 defeat by England – and after taking a 1-0 lead in the series, despite losing the lock Darcy Swain to a red cardfor the series, the Wallabies are confident of gaining the upper hand in the crucial forwards battle.

Swain was sent off towards the end of the first half with Australia trailing by three points but with three second-half tries in 16 minutes they moved into a 30-14 lead before England’s late flurry. England had hoped to gain dominance at scrum-time – traditionally an area of strength against the Wallabies – but lost two of five scrums on their own feed despite Australia losing the tighthead prop Allan Alaalatoa to injury in the first half.

The Wallabies front row is expected to be boosted with Taniela Tupou’s return to fitness and the loosehead Angus Bell believes Australia can further turn the screw at a stadium that has been a stronghold of late. “It’s about execution at the end of the day,” said Bell. “I was pretty unhappy with our set piece. It could be better.

“We’re not here to be even with England, we’re here to dominate them. We didn’t quite get that right. The red card didn’t help and we had players in different positions. We’re going to bring another step up in intensity in the set piece. We need to be better.”

Australia’s winning streak in Brisbane includes two victories over New Zealand, three against South Africa and two against France. The Wallabies defence coach, Matt Taylor, is expecting a backlash from England who will be “angry and aggressive” as they