Eddie Jones to spend time with Orica GreenEDGE seeking improvement

England coach Eddie Jones will now head to Tour de France next month in order to spend time with Orica GreenEDGE which he believes will develop his coaching skills.

Jones has a phenomenal record ever since he took over the coaching reins of England from Stuart Lancaster. After clinching the Grand Slam for the first time in 13 years during the Six Nations 2016, England have also registered their maiden Test series victory in Australia after whitewashing the Wallabies 3-0.

England are yet to lose a game under Jones and this stupendous run of form has seen them climb to the second spot in the World Rugby Rankings.

England's next international assignment will be Tests against South Africa, Fiji, Argentina and the Wallabies in autumn and Jones wants to use this opportunity to equip himself.

The 56-year-old believes England needs a lot of improvement as a team, if they are to challenge the World Champions All Blacks.

"I'm going to go on the Tour de France for a bit and watch how Orica GreenEDGE prepare, probably next weekend," Jones said.

"I'm keen to have a look at what they do because I've got to get better. If the team's not consistent, then our coaching's not good enough. I've got to get better and our coaching staff have got to get better.

"The next two months are about us getting better and then planning our strategy going forward.

"You can never take your foot off the pedal. As soon as you take it off, you get weak.

"And we can't afford to get weak because while we want to be the number one team in the world, we are still miles away from the All Blacks. We've got to keep improving."

Jones also lauded the performance of Leicester prop Dan Cole in the Australian tour and believes the 29-year-old has improved vastly since the World Cup debacle.

"I thought Dan Cole was absolutely outstanding in the third Test. I got a text from an old Italian hooker saying he was the series MVP," Jones said.

"I think he might have been a bit biased, but Dan was outstanding. The scrum gave us significant advantage at certain times.

"He's improved his game enormously in general. The boys were just watching the replay of his try and were laughing, but he's just improved.

"For a guy who at the end of the World Cup was being pilloried, he's come through and done exceptionally well."