EVERY epic victory has an image that defines it - like a semi-naked prop. The moment that English prop Dan Cole had his jersey ripped off in the second Test was revealing in every way. 
Cole was in no danger of being mistaken for Rambo or Arnie as he stood bare chested and defiant and AFL fans may look at his four-square shape and say he'd never get a start in the midfield.
But by the standards of some of the shapes we have seen over the years, he looked poised and presentable.
Remember the old days of Test rugby when a torn jersey to a prop might induce laughter from the crowd as massive man-boobs flop up and down and a waistline shook like a bowl of quivering jelly?
Not any more. Not under coach Eddie Jones.
And the way Cole coolly went about his business for a few seconds after having his jersey ripped off was a sign of a man in control.
As the old saying goes, fitness breeds alertness and this English rugby team will go down as one of the fittest, most alert teams to tour Australia in the modern era.
The alarm bells were ringing for Australia after one of Jones' early press conferences when he said his side just was not fit enough to keep pace with Australia, claiming they were fine for club but not international rugby.
You sense that the words had barely tumbled from his lips when every player in contention for the tour was being sent out for extra fitness drills.
And so they were. Halfback Ben Youngs said last week how he was pushed to run between 140m and 160m a minute at England training sessions, knowing that in a Test against Australia, he would have to run between 85 and 100.
If the Test proved easier than the training, there was every chance he would be fit and clear-headed enough to make the right decisions under pressure. And so it proved.
Even as Australia despairs, rugby fans the world over should take heart at the quiet revolution that could enliven the whole game.
England has more rugby players than any other nation.
If English rugby is strong the game is in good shape.
It was only   October that the World Cup in England saw Argentina, the All Blacks, Australia and South Africa combine to ensure that no Six Nations side made the semi-finals.
Yet on the weekend Ireland, who won last week's first Test, led South Africa 19-3 at halftime in Johannesburg before losing narrowly while in New Zealand, the All Blacks were 10-10 with Wales at halftime before snatching the series.The rugby world is changing and the pressure is suddenly on the Wallabies to keep pace with it.