England boss Eddie Jones has urged his young players to show a "desperation" to play Test rugby as he ponders taking a "longer-term" view on selection during the upcoming Autumn Nations Cup.


Jones handed four players debuts in the Six Nations win over Italy last weekend and has a number of others pushing for exposure at the top level. pg


"We have a talented bunch of young players here," Jones told BBC Sport.


"What I want to see from them is that desperation to play."


Jones added: "They have to prove to me they are a better player than the player we have got - that's the job of the younger players."


England start their Nations Cup campaign against Georgia at Twickenham on Saturday, before matches at home to Ireland and away to Wales before a play-off game on 6 December.


And while insisting he won't be "experimenting" when it comes to selection, Jones says he may look to the future when it comes to using his wider squad.


"We've always said we will pick the best 23," he explained.


"That is not necessarily the best players as such, it is the best 23 for that game, and sometimes we might have a longer-term view of what is down the track to ensure we get our selection balance right."


Why Jones' selection for Autumn Nations Cup will be fascinating
Jones praised the "discipline" of his squad after no member of the playing or coaching staff tested positive for Covid-19 despite a few days away from camp, although Anthony Watson is expected to be out for the next couple of weeks after picking up an ankle injury.


Fly-half George Ford has an outside chance of being fit for the clash with the Georgians, while back Elliot Daly and prop Joe Marler are two regulars who have returned to the fold after missing the Italy win.


However, Jones estimates England are missing around 600 caps of experience because of injury and unavailability.


And he feels the Autumn Nations Cup may see a "looser" style of rugby compared to the confrontational and oft-attritional fare of the Six Nations.


"Probably the toughest and tightest rugby in the world is the Six Nations," he added.


"The autumn Tests are always a bit looser, and I expect that to be the case for this series of Tests, because you aren't playing for houses in the Autumn Cup.


"The Six Nations you are playing for bragging rights, and it is such a tough competition. Autumn is always a little bit looser.


"But we want to play some really good rugby, and that starts off with Georgia. We want to keep developing our English style of play, which is about putting pressure on the opposition, either through our set-piece, through our aggressive defence, or through our flat and fast attack.


"So we are looking to build our game, with or without the ball, over these next four games."


The inaugural tournament involves eight team, split into two pools.


Pool A comprises England, Ireland, Wales and Georgia, while France, Scotland, Italy and Fiji are in Group B.


BBC Radio 5 Live will have live commentary of every match involving England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, while there will be live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app.