BACK PAGE HEADLINES The Times: England players counting on �1.3m World Cup win bonus The Australian: Pack of upstarts to battle England Daily Mail: We are brothers in arms Sydney Morning Herald: England can think on their feet Daily Express: Lomu: Ignore the jibes Herald Sun: Clive Woodward chairman of the bored The Guardian: Bad egg hatches plan of attack Australian Daily Telegraph: Warning: We can be really boring Daily Mirror: I don't give a XXXX The West Australian: England to pound Stirling The Sun: Jonny will do it for our tragic mum Daily Star:Tindall joy but hell for Catt The Daily Telegraph: Woodward plays strongest suit The Independent: England drop Catt in favour of Tindall

The former England centre defended his team's World Cup record of just one try in the past two games.

"England play with a lot of width, but that's not how you win the World Cup," The Mirror quotes Woodward as saying.

The words sent yet another shudder through the Australian media.

"Clive Woodward chairman of the bored," barks the Herald Sun, while the Australian Daily Telegraph proclaims: "England's defence of their dour tactics has raised fears the showcase final will be strangled as a spectacle."

The paper adds: "To the amazement of rugby fans everywhere, Woodward yesterday rated as "incredibly exciting" England's performance last Sunday."

Unsurprisingly, such sentiments are given short shrift in the UK press.

The Daily Express carries a message of support from an unlikely source - England's former World Cup nemesis, All Black Jonah Lomu.

"England have found a recipe for playing well and winning," says Lomu. "People who complain don't see the art of how to win a game."

But, while the rest of the world expects England to keep it tight, the Sydney Morning Herald warns Wallaby coach Eddie Jones not to forget England's 25-14 win of five months ago.

"England weren't boring that night," the paper states. "Rain, hail or shine, England have a precise game plan. They can also think on their feet, and if the plan requires modifying, then so be it."

Woodward's decision to include the larger of the two Mike's - Tindall over Catt - is applauded by most papers, including The Telegraph.

"They managed to get tremendous go-forward from Stirling Mortlock," the paper says of Australia's victory over New Zealand, before adding: "Tindall is more than a big lump himself."

The Sun takes a more sober view and includes a back-page interview with Martin Johnson's brother, Will.

'Jonno will do it for our tragic mum," he is quoted as saying, in reference to their mother Hilary who died last year from cancer, aged 57.

"Martin is not the type to dedicate this final," Will confesses, "but I know he'll be thinking about what this would have meant to her."

Australia beware.