Stephen Ferris says that he thinks England will comfortably beat Ireland in their Six Nations clash in Twickenham on Sunday.
Speaking on The Buildup Pod with Ladbrokes, Ferris said that he expects Eddie Jones' men to beat the seven-point spread.
England have failed to reach the heights that the reached in Japan last autumn, but Ferris thinks they will "bring a storm" against Ireland on Sunday.
"I think if Ireland walk away with the losing bonus point it's not the end of the world. Everything is on the line for England here. If they lose, that's them. Their championship's over.
"I'm going to stick to my thoughts during the week and going to go for England to beat that handicap of seven points and it's going to be an eight or nine-point game.
"Eddie Jones has kept his mouth shut for once over the last couple of weeks and I think they're just ready and raring to go and they're going to bring a storm themselves.
"I 100% hope I'm wrong, but something tells me there's more to come from this England team that blew New Zealand apart in a semi-final."
England currently sit four points behind Ireland after an opening round defeat against France and Ferris believes there is a lot more to come from the English. However, he says that stormy weather prevented them from hitting their stride against Scotland.
Ferris also said that the English would be looking for revenge after Ireland eased to victory in Twickenham two years ago.
"They [England] definitely aren't firing on all cylinders.
"I think you've seen England play for maybe 40 minutes out of 160. That's the scary thing. They are going to come good. They are going to play a game where they're going to have a lot more territory. They're going to have a lot more opportunities.
"I expect a bit of backlash from England. They're still hurting from two years ago when Ireland went over there and won the Grand Slam."
Ireland can win the Triple Crown with victory, but Ferris said that Irish players won't be thinking about it.
However, he said that it will hurt if Ireland do fail to win it, and referenced a defeat Scotland in 2010 when Ireland, out of the running for the championship, missed out on the Triple Crown on the final day of the Six Nations.
"It's all about the Championship. It's all about lifting the main trophy at the end of it.
"However, I think it was a match where Scotland came and spoiled our party in 2010 in Croke Park. And that really hurt. It really, really hurt, considering there was something on the line.
"I remember doing the media after and it really was a sucker punch. So it does mean something, and it's another piece of silverware come the end of the championship."
