England have gone to dark places - Dombrandt

England number 8 Alex Dombrandt says he and his team-mates person gone to immoderate “dark places” to hole for nan power and humidity of Tokyo this weekend.

Steve Borthwick’s broadside look Eddie Jones’ Japan connected Saturday successful nan first of 3 summertime Test matches earlier a two-Test bid successful New Zealand.

Dombrandt, 27, says training has been tailored for nan Tokyo conditions, pinch precocious temperatures and humidity levels expected successful nan coming days.

"In those reliable times and acheronian places you rally together arsenic a squad," nan Harlequins subordinate told BBC Sport.

"[We did] immoderate reliable fittingness sessions connected nan Watt Bike and rower, but they scattered immoderate heaters astir it truthful you are successful a furnace type of thing, to replicate nan power and humidity.

"We cognize that is preparing america for what is to travel successful Japan.”

Japan will beryllium coached by erstwhile England leader Jones, who faces disconnected against England for nan first clip since leaving Twickenham astatine nan extremity of 2022.

"Eddie Jones is evidently a awesome coach who will hole that squad highly well," added Dombrandt, who won nan first of his 17 caps nether Jones against Canada successful 2021.

"They are going to person a really bully squad and we cognize we are going to person to beryllium astatine our champion to get nan consequence we want."

Meanwhile skipper Jamie George wants England to prime up wherever they near disconnected astatine nan extremity of nan Six Nations, erstwhile nan broadside recovered from a mixed commencement to nan title to hit Ireland and tally France adjacent successful Lyon.

"That’s nan large point for me, and nan connection I’ve said truthful far: this isn’t america starting for zero," nan Saracens hooker told BBC Sport.

"The results didn’t spell precisely really we wanted them to spell successful nan Six Nations, but you look astatine nan the capacity against Ireland successful peculiar and nan capacity that we put retired location against France - you would beryllium stupid not to usage that momentum going guardant into this tour.

"Not conscionable that, but nan modular of nan Premiership this play and nan measurement nan English players are playing successful nan Premiership, we person to utilise that, and we person to bring that pinch america and usage nan momentum going guardant into Japan.

"What an astonishing opportunity we person sewage complete nan adjacent fewer weeks. We person sewage 3 immense challenges up of us, but pinch a very breathtaking squad who want to do immoderate typical things."