Australia captain Harry Wilson has urged the Wallabies to "play our own game" when they face England in their November Nations Championship opener at Twickenham on Sunday.
The Wallabies produced one of the performances of the year to beat South Africa 42-38 in Perth in September, running in five tries against the world champions and then holding out against the Springboks despite being reduced to 11 men.
But they have arrived in Europe on the back of two heavy defeats by New Zealand, when they conceded 93 points in total.
England will look to drag Australia into a forward battle to nullify the Wallaby attacking threat, but Wilson called on his team to stick to their strengths.
"We definitely want to be us. We want to play our own game. We've seen this year when we do play our style of footy how much we can hurt teams," Wilson said on Saturday.
"In the South Africa game when we really backed our skills and kept attacking, we really played some really good footy, and we we learned some valuable lessons in those New Zealand games. And we really need to take them forward."
With a succession of high scores in English Prem club rugby, Australia coach Les Kiss insisted England's back-line had to be respected as well.
"That back three of theirs can do damage. If you give them space, they can hurt you. So I wouldn't expect this to be just a forward battle, that's for sure."
England have lost five of their last seven Tests, with coach Steve Borthwick denying media reports of dressing-room unrest.
"It could go one or two ways for them (England) and I guess it's on us to put them under pressure to see how close they are as a team," said No 8 Wilson.
"We know how close we are, how much we care for each other and how much we love playing for our coaching staff. All I'm really worried about is us."
Kiss, meanwhile, said a match at Twickenham was always a challenge.
"I've been fortunate enough to play against England a number of times with the Irish team," said the 61-year-old Australian.
"And also with the Springboks when I was with them. It's always fantastic to play at Twickenham... They're a superb outfit and they bring the best out of you."
Kiss, citing England rugby fans' anthem of 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot', added: "But if they get rolling and the chariots get going, it's a tough day. I've been there before too. So we've just got to make sure we do the job."
The Wallabies endured a winless European tour last year under Kiss's predecessor, Joe Schmidt, but Australia's stunning 42-37 win over England at Twickenham in 2024 was a career highlight for Wilson.
"That win two years ago was probably my first time as captain where we had that really special win," recalled the 26-year-old.
Max Jorgensen scampered down the wing for an 83rd-minute match-clinching try that day.
"That win here definitely spring-boarded the group," said Wilson.
"At that point we were probably struggling a bit, and that really gave the group a lot of confidence. And since then we've done some special things, but probably lacked a bit of consistency over the last few years."
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