Ill discipline 'amazing'

"To see England punished by 10 yellow cards in their last four games is something that hasn't been seen before. I'm amazed more so because it's England," Lievremont said after naming his starting side for the England clash in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Sunday.

"I hope (referee) Stuart Dickinson will be as intransigent as Mark Lawrence was in France's victory against Wales on February 27. Referees are already under pressure from the English side and I hope he will not give in to that pressure," he added.

Johnson has threatened to come down hard on the miscreants and Lievremont said he had told his players to beware of an England backlash after consecutive defeats to Wales and Ireland.

"I dread facing an English side whose pride has been hurt. They have lost twice in three games but they competed with the Irish and the Welsh until the end and only lost by a few points," he said.

The French coach said that the return of prop Lionel Faure and lock Jerome Thion and the switch of Sebastien Chabal from second to backrow would give more bulk to his starting line-up to face an English pack "with a lot of density".

"We expect England to play their usual direct and physical game," he said.

"As always we'll have to adapt to the opponent but we have no intention of playing the English way. We want to play our own game."