AUSTRALIAN rugby officials are confident​ each of​ the Wallabies’ ​three​ ​Test​s against England ​in June will sell out ​after Eddie Jones’ side captured ​a Grand Slam crown at the weekend.

A Jones-led revival has taken England from embarrassed onlookers in the World Cup finals to Six Nations champions.

Their win over France in Paris clinched their first Grand Slam since 2003.

Dylan Hartley holds the Six Nations trophy aloft. Source: AP

That was the year England beat the Jones-coached Wallabies in the World Cup final but in an intriguing twist, the former Ranwick hooker will lead ​his former enemy​ here in ​a few months ​for the​ir​ most anticipated clash on Australian soil ​since.​

​The 2003 World Cup final was at a ​crammed ANZ Stadium but June will see the first ever three-Test series between Australia and England deliberately played at smaller venues: Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, AAMI Park in Melbourne and Allianz Stadium in Sydney.

In Melbourne and Sydney, Etihad Stadium and ANZ Stadium were overlooked by the ARU to avoid empty seats and ensure better atmosphere​s​. With England ​now ​r​​evived, there ​is ​firm expectation they’ll sell out 31,000-seat AAMI Park and the 42,000-seat Allianz Stadium​, and confidence about Suncorp Stadium (52,500) ​ too.

The ​third Test at ​Allianz Stadium Test will be the third ​and an early ARU plan to play an afternoon game against England have been shelved to ensure big​ger​ television audiences here and in the UK.

“We are very confident it is going to sell out, and in terms of getting the full fan exposure to the game, prime time on television is an option we really want to take advantage of,” ARU boss Bill Pulver said.

“I am thinking with great certainty that we will sell out Melbourne and Sydney, and I think we probably will sell out Brisbane, because I think there will be a lot of interest in this. The last couple of years we have struggled to sell Brisbane for the South Africa Test but I think this Test will generate an awful lot of interest.”

Bigger stadiums ​- even half-empty - can mean bigger gate revenue for the ARU but Pulver said they were the ARU prepared to “sacrifice a bit of volume” to create buzz for spectators.

“There is so much elite sport content out there these days that we really want to make sure our fans get the best possible experience when going to our games,” he said.

Tickets will go on sale early next month and Pulver said the Michael Cheika v Jones battle will make for a fascinating series.

Jones ​showed perfectly the impact a proven coach upon a group of players busting to fulfil their potential. ​Convinced wholeheartedly ​by​ Jones’​ ​coaching​ record​, and boosted by a new captain​, ​a few new faces​ and an aggressive intent​, England ​have ​turned from lemons under Stuart Lancaster to the best in Europe.

Master Eddie has grand plans for England. Source: AFP

Granted, it was a Six Nations competition with no teams ranked higher than fifth in the world​ but Jones said bigger scalps would come with time.​

“The good thing about it is that there’s still a long way to go,” Jones said post-match.

“Winning a grand slam means you’re the dominant team in Europe.

“It’s a nice first step for us but that’s a small step and there are much larger steps to come, starting with the Australian tour.

“Can we beat the All Blacks? Of course we can​.​

“We can’t now but we will in the future. Why else play rugby if you don’t think you can beat the All Blacks?”.

“The exciting thing for us is we have an average age of 24 and the winning trophy age for Test-match rugby is about 28, so we’re three or four years away from peaking.”