The Rugby World Cup quarter-final opener between England and Australia next Saturday has been cranked up a few notches if the Wallabies' Monday morning media conference is anything to go by.
The Wallabies haven't been afraid to whinge out in Japan on a wide range of subjects.
And things turned sour on Monday when a bog-standard press conference between three Australian players and journalists degenerated into a string of lively exchanges.
Forwards Tolu Latu and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto were clearly irked with a line of questioning about coach Michael Cheika and let reporters know about it.
When asked why the players were laughing after one enquiry, Latu said the question was a "complete joke".
And the mood plummeted further when the players, which also included lock Adam Coleman, were quizzed by English journalists on Cheika's personality traits.
Amid laughter at the top table, one reporter asked: "Is it awkward when you get asked about your coach? You're all giggling as if you didn't want to answer, or you thought it was a stupid question - not quite sure which one?"
Latu shot back: "Stupid question. To ask it, I don't know, it's different for you guys and different for us. For us, it comes across as a stupid question so that's why we're all laughing.
"Obviously, you're asking us a question that we think is a complete joke so, if you're going to ask us questions like that, we'll take it as a joke and throw it back at you."
Salakaia-Loto joined in when asked if he believed the Wallabies could defy the underdog tag and beat England on Saturday in Oita.
He responded by putting the same question to the reporter.
The flanker was unimpressed when the response from the journalist was "not sure".
"Really? That's your problem then. We believe we can beat them," Salakaia-Loto said.
Salakaia-Loto defended Cheika's approach to officialdom at the start of the tournament when the coach gave forthright views against a number of issues, including high tackles.
He said the coach was "putting himself out there to be shot" and it was something the players appreciated.
Asked if Cheika was a "caring sort of guy", Salakaia-Loto said: "Nah, he's mean, he's a bully, bullies everyone. (No) He's good, man, good fella."
