England may expect, but New Zealander Henry Paul, who marked his debut for Gloucester with 28 points in the 98-14 demolition of Caerphilly on Saturday, is in no hurry to play for his adopted country.

On his first appearance since his cross-code switch from Grand Final winners Bradford Bulls, Paul became an instant hit, landing a 48-metre penalty after just two minutes 14 seconds of the Parker Pen European Shield group match and added a sparkling try and ten conversions from 15 attempts.

Paul, who qualifies for England through a grandparent born in Liverpool, is being tipped to be fast-tracked into the England squad for next month's match against Romania at Twickenham, but claims he has had no word from coach Clive Woodward or the national set-up.

"My ambitions are with the club and I am still learning the guys' names, let alone the moves," he said.

Paul has had only a handful of training sessions with his new team, but said: "I'm really enjoying being here with the boys. They are very similar to those in the north - they give me a ribbing.

"I don't take the criticism that seriously. If I'm in the way, they can tell me bluntly because we are here to win matches, not pussyfoot around."

Meanwhile, France's national rugby league coach Gilles Dumas says Great Britain could lose by 50 points to world champions Australia.

Britain gained a 42-12 victory over Dumas's French team in Agen on Friday night, but failed to ram home their superiority after racing into a 24-0 lead.

Dumas said: "I hope Great Britain beat Australia because it will be good for rugby league, but it will be very hard.

"But I think they will have to be more disciplined and have better ball control. It was maybe too easy for them against us. When they were under pressure they made mistakes. Against the Kangaroos, it could be 50 points."