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England coach Eddie Jones has looked to pile the pressure on Wales fly-half Rhys Patchell ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations showdown at Twickenham.

Jones mentioned the Scarlets playmaker a number of times during this morning’s media session at Pennyhill Park in Surrey.

He made a point of emphasising his international inexperience and the heat he is going to be under this weekend.

Jones said every time the 24-year-old looks up he will have recalled England centre Jonathan Joseph in his vision, adding that it’s not a great sight.

It will be just Patchell’s second Six Nations start and Jones was keen to play on this and suggest he will have a much harder time than he did in last week’s 34-7 victory over Scotland in Cardiff.

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“Patchell hasn’t played much Test rugby,” he said.

“He is a young guy, he’s inexperienced, he is their third choice 10.

“He has got to get the ball wide for them and that’s going to be a big job for him.

“It is going to be different to playing against Scotland. Scotland couldn’t cope with the expecation. He’s got to cope with the expectation of playing well.

“He has got to find guys willing to help him, because he is going to be under some heat mate.

“Every time Patchell looks up he is going to see JJ in his vision. It’s not a great sight.”

Jones also stressed how it was going to be a far tougher assignment for Wales as a team than in the bonus point win over Scotland.

“They played really well in that game,” he said.

“But it’s going to be different on Saturday. They had no expectation on them last weekend.

“This week they come full of expectation. Everyone has been telling them how well they played.

“They are playing in front of 82,000 people at Twickenham, they are playing against a side that loves to play at Twickenham.

“The 82,000 is like our 24th man. They are going to be full of energy, full of passion. It’s going to be a great Saturday.

“We are playing Wales and we are equipped to play against them.”

As for his opposite number Warren Gatland, Jones had this to say.

“Warren has been talking a lot this week,” he said.

“Look he’s confident. He has beaten you guys. He is 2-0 on you guys, so I would be more worried about you guys.

“He has sent you down two paths you probably shouldn’t have gone.

“It’s a big game, England-Wales, and you have been talking about other things.

“Warren is clever enough to pick our team. That’s not bad. So he is one up on Conor O’Shea.”

Jones has made two changes to the side that defeated Italy out in Rome last weekend, with Joseph (JJ) replacing Ben Te’o at outside centre and Danny Care starting in place of the injured Ben Youngs at No 9, while veteran Richard Wigglesworth comes on to the bench to provide scrum-half cover.

“My gut feeling is Jonathan Joseph will start the game well against Wales,” he said.

“He has great experience, he is fast, he’s a great defensive player.

“We were very happy with Ben Te’o last week. He played really well for us. It’s his second game back and my experience with players is their second game back after a long injury is always a difficult game.

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“So he is off the bench this week. He is there as a finisher.”

On the scrum-half situation, he said: “Danny is more of a running player, which means the kicking duties will be shared a bit more.

“It is an opportunity for him to play well for the team. He understands that.

“He’s a great team man. He works on and off the field for the team regardless of whether he’s starting or finishing.

“We are all pleased for the honour of him becoming the most capped England half-back. He’s ready to go on Question of Sport now.

“Him and Dylan might be the next captains.”

He added: “Richard Wigglesworth has been magnificent. He is truly professional, he’s 34, he trains like a 24-year-old and speaks like a 55-year-old.

“So he’s handy mate, really handy. He’s a great addition to the squad.”

Jones said he had no worries about England having had one less day to prepare having played Italy last Sunday.

“That’s the draw. We have had 18 months to prepare for this six day turnaround,” he said.

“Is it difficult, well it’s difficult if you haven’t used your 18 months well. We have had great preparation.”