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George Ford insists England will not rest on their laurels as they focus their attentions on trying to secure a series victory in this weekends second Test against Australia in Melbourne. The tourists won the first Test in Brisbane 39-28, and now Eddie Joness squad will attempt to seal a first-ever series success Down Under when the teams meet again this Saturday.Ford, who is expected to be recalled at fly-half for the second Test when Owen Farrell is likely to move to inside centre, told Sky Sports: Were very happy with the win but the attention quickly turned to this week. We have another huge challenge and we know we must improve our performance if we want to get a good result. The lads are pretty focused.Weve made sure were professional in everything we do in terms of recovery and the review side of things. George Ford set up Jack Nowells try at the end of the Brisbane Test We spend a lot of time and effort looking at what we could have done better. We have to make sure we dont let the standards in training slip.Looking ahead to facing the Wallabies, Ford added: Australia will be desperate because they will be disappointed with the first result. Highlights of Englands 39-28 win over Australia in the first game of their three-Test series in Brisbane They played some good stuff in the first 20 minutes of that first Test and will aim to do that for the full 80.Theyll bring physicality as always and will want to get one back on us, but were desperate as well.Ford, who started on the bench in Brisbane, joined the action after half-an-hour replacing Luther Burrell.The reshuffle saw Farrell, the starting fly-half, replace Burrell at inside centre and the change in personnel provided the catalyst for Englands fightback.A bold early substitution by Jones was rewarded with arguably Fords best performance in 24 caps, helping to set up tries for Marland Yarde and Jack Nowell. 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