Australia full-back Billy Slater says the Kangaroos are determined to bounce back at England's expense after failing to impress in their Four Nations opener.
The tournament favourites needed a last-minute converted try to earn themselves a face-saving 20-20 draw with New Zealand a week ago and know defeat at Wigan on Saturday (UK time) would virtually end their interest at the halfway stage.
"I don't think there are too many Australian players that will have been happy with their game last weekend but it's a chance to turn it around," said Slater. "It's a must-win game for us."
"We've always got pressure on us - we put pressure on ourselves to play up to our standards. We need to get things right with the football and get our defence right without it."
"We certainly didn't gel as well as we have in the past and that's something we've worked on this week."
"We didn't get that free-flowing game that we wanted but there are no excuses. We have experienced enough players and we get another crack on Saturday."
Slater scored a hat-trick of tries on his last appearance against England - a record 52-4 rout in Melbourne in the World Cup exactly 12 months ago - but he expects the countries' re-match to be a much more competitive affair.
"That was a year ago," he said. "If anything, it's going to motivate them a bit."
"To be honest I don't know a lot about the whole side. We don't watch too much Super League over in Australia in the same way you probably don't get too much of the NRL over here."
"We don't know too much about the young fellas but I'm sure they're going to bring enthusiasm to the side."
"But the Poms aren't really a focus at the moment. It's more about us getting our game right."
"It's going to be another tough game. England are going to improve from their first hit out as well and playing in Wigan is certainly going to be an advantage for the England team."
Australia coach Tim Sheens, who succeeded Ricky Stuart in the fall-out from the Kangaroos' shock World Cup final defeat by the Kiwis, is warning his side to expect another ferocious onslaught as England looks to improve on its low-key 34-12 win over the French.
"I don't think they really went out against France in the right frame of mind," he said. "They thought they only had to go through the motions and they got a bit of a shock."
"When they put the pedal down in the second half they were much better so I'd expect they will lift themselves to play us and it will be as intense as the Kiwi game. That's what I'm expecting."
Sheens has rung the changes following the Kiwis game and admits his side will be under pressure to perform.
"There's an element of pressure; it's how we handle it that is the secret," he said. "We need to play with intensity, not anxiety."
One of the beneficiaries of the forward shake-up is veteran second-rower Nathan Hindmarsh, who will win his 21st cap on his return from a two-year absence from the international scene.
The Parramatta player was forced to pull out of his club's visit to Africa to help the orphans of Rwanda and also postponed his own stag night when he received his unexpected call-up for the tour.
"It's not a problem as long as I come back with the trophy," he said.
"I thought my time was up. I wasn't expecting a phone call but Parramatta making the grand final helped my chances a lot."