England keen to prove critics wrong - Glen Ella

England's skills coach for the upcoming tour of Australia Glen Ella asserted that Eddie Jones' men are confident of proving their critics wrong during the three-Test series down under.

Ella, who worked as the assistant coach for the Wallabies during the 1995 and 2003 World Cup campaigns under Bob Dwyer and Jones respectively was entrusted with responsibilities to improve England's attacking play along with lending his expertise in backs skills coaching.

The general view from the southern hemisphere is that England and their other Six Nations counterparts are more known to play with structural game-plan rather than aggressive nature.

Impressed with the skills and talents displayed in the England squad, Ella wants the Grand Slam champions to adopt the aggressive approach in the upcoming series.

"It's definitely the perception down here of England playing a structured game and we want to prove that wrong. These guys are good, they've got great skills," Ella said.

"In Australia they don't give any credit to the northern hemisphere. They think Super Rugby is much better than the Six Nations. While some of that could be true, it's up to us to prove that it's not.

"England are coming down here to test themselves. In a couple of years' time they want to be the best in the world. With Eddie behind them I think they've got a good chance.

"Well, to do that they've got to play the southern hemisphere teams and that's just the way it is.

"Their skill levels are really good. I've been really impressed with the squad in general.

"Their work ethic is fantastic. They're a young squad, they want to learn and they want to win.

"It's similar to when the likes of George Gregan and Stephen Larkham were coming through the system.

"I was assistant to Rod Macqueen in 2000 and 2001 and then to Eddie in 2003. The likes of Matt Giteau were coming into the system.

"The England players are similar because they're young, they want to learn and they want to be successful."

Ella and Jones both played in the same side at Sydney club Randwick and have known each other since the age of five and currently the 57-year-old is appointed by England for a three-week period.

The former fullback has worked with the Australian Sevens team, Canada, technical adviser role to the Brumbies and was also part of four-man selection panel for Fiji in 2009.

Ella believes his results with the England team will be evident by the time third Test in Sydney begins.

"It's been great working with Eddie, I've really enjoyed it and the last time I coached alongside him was in 2003. It's like I haven't left coaching. It's like riding a bike. You get back on and off you go," Ella said.

"It's only for the tour I don't want to think about doing anything else. Let's hold on until after the tour and we'll go after that.

"We've had two field sessions and during one it was pouring with rain. On Monday was the first time we've had a good blow-out.

"The impact is minimal at this stage but hopefully, come the third Test, they'll be switched on and moving.

"You do need time to change. You're not going to make massive increments over one session.

"When you're just adjusting different parts of your game it feels awkward until you feel comfortable with it. It's just the little things...just come a little bit closer, a little bit forward. It's a time thing.

"It's not a case of snapping your fingers and tomorrow we've got a backline capable of playing the way Australia does. It's just not the way it is.

"I'm just helping the guys along at this stage, giving them some hints, having a look at their running lines and adjusting them as I see fit.

"I hope I can have some influence so that by the time they come to Sydney they'll be playing the way Eddie wants them to play.

"We want to make this a pretty good series and we want to win it. As Eddie always says, we don't do this for practise, we do this because we want to win."