Ben Youngs: England must step up to beat Wales

Youngs: We must step up to beat Wales

England scrum-half Ben Youngs believes that his team will have to improve their game in order to grab a victory over Wales in their Six Nations clash.

The teams go head to head at Twickenham this weekend with both sides entering the contest on the back of double wins in the competition.

"We've worked hard on addressing the areas that have needed improving, in particular in attack and the keeping up the tempo throughout the game," Youngs told Sky Sports News.

"We will continue to work hard over the coming days and we are fully looking forward to facing an in-form team at Twickenham.

"We've talked a lot about how we can up our own game and everyone is fully aware of the task ahead. We know our performances so far are not of the calibre that will beat Wales."

Interim coach Stuart Lancaster is expected to make a number of changes for Saturday's match.

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