Mitchell was England's assistant coach for two years

Mitchell, former assistant to England coach Clive Woodward, was left frustrated as the tourists negated the All Blacks attack in their 15-13 triumph in Wellington.

Mitchell endorsed the view of New Zealand flanker Richie McCaw, who noted that England were slow to release the tackled player.

"England were very effective in that area and maybe they've shown us a card or two of what we're to expect in the future," Mitchell said.

"It was effective on the evening but I'm sure if that kind of situation occurs in the World Cup, it will be a pretty boring World Cup, won't it?"

Marty Holah, who replaces McCaw in the openside role against Wales on Saturday, also believed England had tried to "bring the game to a standstill".

But England captain Martin Johnson immediately refuted the claims his side were "boring".

They think we're still a forward dominated team, which is not the case Martin Johnson

Johnson insisted the tourists merely played to the conditions in their victories over the New Zealand Maori and the All Blacks.

"Those two games in New Zealand, we don't normally play like that," said Johnson ahead of Saturday's Test against Australia.

"I think people here have a few perceived ideas of what our rugby's about and what our players are about, but they're wrong.

"They think we're still a forward dominated, 10-man rugby team, which is certainly not the case."

Under the closed roof of Melbourne's Docklands stadium, Johnson predicted spectators would would see the real England.

Jones demands tough line

"We're indoors and the surface will be fast and hard and dry," Johnson noted.

"We've got good wingers, a good backline and we want to try and get some decent ball for them to use."

After their first Test victory on New Zealand soil in 30 years, beating the Wallabies would yield a first-ever victory in Australia after 10 defeats since 1963.

"We are playing against a team that are very difficult to beat full-stop, never mind at home," Johnson added.

"We have never won in Australia so it is going to be difficult. But we are confident that if we play well, we can cause any team problems."