England skipper Martin Corry insists victory is the only thing that matters when his side take on Australia at Twickenham on Saturday. England begin their season this weekend desperate to recover from a poor run of form that has seen them lose four of their last six Tests.
"We are all about winning - that's what we have to get back to," said Corry.
"Performance is important, and it would be nice to have that and the result - but I would take a 6-3 win."
England are determined to start the season in style after struggling since lifting the World Cup in 2003.
Earlier this year they finished a poor fourth in the Six Nations after winning only two matches and Corry admits England need to find their form quickly.
He said: "England's results last season were unacceptable by the standard we have set ourselves.
"The Six Nations was very poor by our standards. We have to get back to playing at Twickenham and expecting to win.
"We were knocked for how we played and rightly so, but we have to learn from what we did."
With Australia on a record losing run after a winless Tri-Nations and suffering a host of injuries, England fans sense that their team has an excellent chance of victory.
But despite the Wallabies' loss to France last weekend, Corry says Australia should not be written off.
"We are not paying too much attention to the school of thought that Australia are there for the taking," Corry added .
"We have put a lot of analysis into that France game and Australia played very well.
"But the final pass did not go for them and I thought the French defence was excellent.
"Australia have a confrontational game but they also have the fast wide attacking game. Coupled with a very good defence, that makes them a very difficult side not only to hold out but also to break down."
England came very close to beating Australia last autumn, only for two late Matt Giteau penalties handed the Wallabies a 21-19 victory.
Corry admits that that defeat still rankles, and says England must learn the lesson from that painful loss.
"We got ourselves in a position to win the game but we let it slip, and it hurts like hell," he said.
"The great thing with rugby and these autumn internationals is that it gives you a second opportunity and a chance to put things right - and that is what we have got on Saturday.
"We know how games should be won and what needs to be done in order to get on the right side of victory. Unfortunately perhaps last year we did not have the right focus.
"It's about re-addressing that balance. When you get the lead you have to keep playing.
"That's probably what we didn't do last year. We got the lead and then we stopped playing and tried to defend the lead."
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