BACK PAGE HEADLINES The Times: England's finest primed to fulfil dream The Australian: Wallabies won't wipe out now Daily Mail: Johnson's last stand Sydney Morning Herald: Jonny to kick George's smile away Daily Express:Wilkinson is given bodyguard Herald Sun: Dull England killing rugby The Guardian: Woodward calls on spirit of '66 Australian Daily Telegraph: Hands up if we're boring Daily Mirror: Lawrence of Australia The West Australian: Jones warns against kicks The Sun:Wilkinson: Bank on Me Daily Star: Heavy mob to guard Wilko The Daily Telegraph: England on the lookout for 'spooks' The Independent: Woodward and Jones show guarded respect

That Jonny Wilkinson is pretty useful at the odd penalty kick is not likely to win any prizes for sporting insight.

But Aussie coach Eddie Jones felt the need to remind his players of Wilkinson's pinpoint accuracy again on Tuesday.

According to the West Australian, Jones has implored his players to produce a penalty-free World Cup final performance and called on them to keep their cool.

"Discipline is going to be a big factor, " he is reported as saying.

"You can't afford to give away a penalty goal 55m from your goal line, because Wilkinson is capable of drilling them."

Jones and his English counterpart Clive Woodward opted not to trade in insults on Tuesday - a fact reported with a sigh by The Independent.

"Call it the calm before the storm," the paper states. "In a stark departure from the norm, Jones and Woodward could hardly have been more conciliatory."

The same cannot be said of Australia's Herald Sun, the tone of which is a tad less appeasing.

"Dull England killing rugby" the newspaper claims, before launching into a tirade from two so-called "giants" of the game, Russell Fairfax and Brett Papworth.

When readers have finished flicking through their "Encyclopaedia of Australian rugby" to discover just who the pair are, they could do worse than turn to The Guardian.

The paper describes Woodward's memories of England's last World Cup win - the football World Cup in 1966 - and reports with relish that England's master tactician is looking as confident as ever.

England's performance against France looks to have rattled the Australian press.

The cheap shots have been replaced with a grudging acceptance of England's merits - and Wilkinson's in particular.

"He's the second most famous sportsman in Britain after his mate David Beckham," says the Sydney Morning Herald.

"But he'd rather face a hundred George Smith tackles than be the focus of a Beckham-like circus."

The Mirror reports that Wilkinson has asked the country to rely on him to bring back the cup.

"Bank on me", shouts the paper's back page, as Wilkinson describes his unorthodox kicking style with the words: "I know exactly where it's going and I put it there. End of story."

England fans will hope it is just that simple on Saturday.