Eddie Jones said he would step aside as Australia coach if asked, after the Wallabies' Tri-Nations loss to New Zealand - their third straight defeat. "All I am concerned about is coaching the side," Jones said. "If people want to make the decision that I am not the right person then I will step aside.
"If someone tells me I'm not in the job I'm not going to sit there and not move," he added.
Jones refused to blame losing four players to injury for the defeat.
Hooker Jeremy Paul and fly-half Matt Giteau both departed before half-time, with centre Morgan Turinui and Giteau's replacement Elton Flatley forced off in the second half.
 |  We showed a huge amount of character and heart |
"We had a few injuries during the course of the game but you have to be good enough to cope with that and we weren't," Jones admitted. "We played pretty well in the first 15 minutes, but weren't able to sustain our effort.
"We definitely have to improve the side, we're not playing well at the moment. We have a big challenge ahead of us."
All Blacks coach Graham Henry, by contrast, was full of praise for his side after they responded to a 13-point deficit with 30 unanswered points.
"There was a huge amount of character and heart shown by the team after being down 13-0," Henry said.
"The Australians played very well in the first 20 minutes, but the guys climbed out of that and got better and better and probably should have won by more if they had taken their opportunities.
"A fourth try would have given us a bonus point, but the guys deserve a huge amount of credit for the way they handled the situation. Maybe they wouldn't have handled it some other times."
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