Woodward claimed two of New Zealand's tries in England's 31-28 win last Saturday should not have counted because of All Black players obstructing English defenders.

But Jones admits he is happy enough to use what he considers is a legitimate ploy when Australia take on England at Twickenham this Saturday.

"Decoy runners are a very important part of the game," said Jones, whose team lost 18-9 to Ireland last weekend.

"What we've got to be looking for in rugby is inventiveness in attack - that's the key area in the game.

"Defence at the moment has some sort of advantage so decoy runners are important.

"But they've got to be legitimate ball carriers. There is only one rule of obstruction, everyone should make an effort to be behind the ball and then be in a position to receive the ball.

"The defender then has to make a decision. As long as there's no physical contact and the defender has got a chance to make the tackle, it's a legitimate play."

Jones, the former ACT Brumbies coach, admits obstruction claims were raised vociferously by Cats boss Laurie Mains in 2001.

But he echoes the thoughts of Wallaby predecessor Rod Macqueen.

"It went through an absurd stage in 2001. (If it was banned) You'd never be able to do a run around or even switch passes which has been going on since 1900.

"They're all legitimate plays where people change angles and run different lines - we don't want to take that out of the game."

Jones said he was far more concerned with the rules governing the tackle and called for more stringent policing of the breakdown.

"The problem in rugby is that 65% of penalties come at the tackle and we should concentrate on those areas," he said.

"I was horrified with most of the Test matches at the weekend.

"How many times did you see players just flop on ball carriers, which makes it a no contest?