Completely caught off guard by the question, Jones said: "Sorry? Repeat the question mate, I don't like the tone of the question mate ... are we not allowed to enjoy a win mate?" Not impressed: Eddie Jones has labelled a question from former Wallaby and Fox Sports pundit Stephen Hoiles at the post-match press conference as 'disrespectful' before lashing out at the Australian media. Credit:David Rogers It was an awkward response to say the least. Hoiles apologised to Jones via email, saying the question had been asked in good humour and that he had not meant to offend the man who gave him his first Wallabies jumper against Scotland in 2004. "I've already apologised to Eddie and I can understand where he's coming from but the last thing I want to do is try and be disrespectful in that environment," Hoiles said on Monday. "We're just trying to have a bit of fun."

Hoiles said the context of the question might be better understood when the show he is working on goes to air on Wednesday evening. Members of the touring English press believed the question was out of line and borderline offensive. When Jones was asked about it afterwards, he didn't hold back, saying the attitude of Hoiles and the Australian media in general had been terrible since the tourists had landed. "You've seen the promotions Fox Sports have been running this week and the kind of questions we get – it is quite demeaning, disrespectful to the team, so we're not going to let this opportunity pass,"Jones said. Jones was then asked if Holies had disrespected him, to which he replied: "Without a doubt. You get that sort of ridiculous question from Hoiles. You've seen the Fox promos, they are disgusting. All I am saying is there's been quite a disrespectful way in which the team has been treated in the media here. I don't talk about that to the team. We talk about rugby.