George Ford insists England are ready to empty the tanks in pursuit of a triumphant end to the Guinness Six Nations against Ireland.

The Aviva Stadium showdown will be the final outing for Eddie Jones’ senior squad until the autumn due to the recruitment of their established stars for the Lions’ summer series against South Africa.

England conceded their title with a round three defeat by Wales and if they fall in Dublin on Saturday, they will have equalled their worst Six Nations performance of three defeats.

But they enter the final instalment of the Championship lifted by a restorative 23-20 victory over France and knowing that, having compiled four consecutive victories over Ireland, they have their rivals’ number.

Ford, who will duel with Johnny Sexton in a Lions fly-half audition, admits it will end a long two months spent living amid strict coronavirus safety protocols in the squad’s bubble in south west London.

“We want to finish really well and off the back of last week’s performance we want to go out there again and really put out a good performance and get a good result,” Ford said.

“We want to leave it all out there. It’s our last game together for a while. We spoke about all those sort of things to make sure we make the most of this.

“Against a real tough team like Ireland, the first thing you need to do is win the physicality of the game – and we have spoken about that this week. We’ve got a good pack that can do the business in terms of that,” Ford said.

“But Ireland have got some brilliant attacking players who understand the right time to keep ball in hand and they understand where the space is. That makes them a very dangerous team.

“They have threats in every area. But ultimately while we might have a good idea of how the game might go, we don’t have a clue until we are in the heat of the moment.

“The key is that not one Test match has ever been the same as the one before. We have to make sure we are ready whenever that opportunity comes.”