Eddie Jones brings noise and unpredictability - but also gives Australia a proven route to success at the Rugby World Cup

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There was the eve-of-tournament departure of attack coach Brad Davis, which brought about the “worst press conference ever”, where Australia’s head coach told journalists to give themselves “uppercuts” in his final press engagement before departing for the World Cup. Besides, as England’s Rugby Football Union themselves admitted when indulging his World Cup obsession for so long, Jones remains a noted tournament specialist: two final appearances as a head coach, a 2007 triumph as an assistant and the engineering of perhaps the World Cup’s greatest shock in 2015 provides quadrennial evidence that Jones knows how to build to a crescendo. open image in gallery Fly-half Carter Gordon is likely to start for Australia at the World Cup and will be a key figure Jones’ youth movement on squad selection day was a nod to the future in more ways than one, with a home World Cup to come four years down the track with Australian rugby entering a crucial period that also includes a British and Irish Lions tour in 2025. Australia Coach: Eddie Jones Captain: Will Skelton Key Player: Samu Kerevi – A fully fit Kerevi should take some of the pressure off the inexperienced Gordon inside him, and his multi-faceted game may further unlock a promising Wallabies attack.