The painful memory of a scrum demolition has been eating away at the Wallabies for the past 11 months and they finally got sweet revenge at Twickenham.
Years of being pushed around by England's forward pack were put to bed with the Wallabies' powerful display in a 33-13 thumping of the World Cup hosts. Playmaker Bernard Foley deserved his moment in the spotlight for a record-breaking 28-point haul. But it is the scrum that gets the credit for the most remarkable transformation. 
The Wallabies have been dogged for the past year by set-piece embarrassment, they've been holding on to the memory of the 2007 World Cup scrum capitulation against England and stewing on England's bully tactics. All of that was harnessed into a demolition job of their own, beating England at their own game, winning penalties and destroying the pride of the hosts' game.
"The scrum ... the last time we were [at Twickenham] we really struggled [in   November last year]," flanker Michael Hooper said. "The guys have done a great job in turning that around. It's really good, I'm not going to lie. We're really happy with that but we know it's about going back to back. They've [the Wallabies scrum] copped a lot of criticism and it's been a really tough 10 months for them. But now they've set that benchmark for themselves they have to keep that going," he said.
The Wallabies also destroyed England at the ruck thanks to the duo of Michael Hooper and David Pocock. Pocock forced three turnovers while Hooper and Scott Fardy completed a back-row masterclass.
"It's nice to just stand back sometimes and watch Dave do his handiwork," Hooper said. "He's so strong over the ball and it certainly excites you when he is over it, because more often than not he's turning it over. Outstanding from him, and 'Fards' was a real pest as usual. We've got a good symmetry going. I think we're complementing each other, but it's a growing thing."
The Wallabies have not been able to escape the scrum microscope since they arrived in England two weeks ago. But the front-rowers answered their critics in the best possible way.
Coach Michael Cheika has brought in Argentina scrum guru Mario Ledesma and it has worked wonders so far. Ledesma's mantra has been "all eight push straight" in the scrum.
"That belief and trust came through and it really was all eight of us," prop Sekope Kepu said. "We knew [England] pride themselves on their set piece, we just quietly went about our work [since last   November]."