Adam has no doubts about his abilities
The Wales prop might have lost two British and Irish Lions Test front-row colleagues through injury — Gethin Jenkins and Matthew Rees — but his threat to England is undiminished.
Current form suggests Jones's battle with England loose-head Tim Payne could prove one of the great no-contests in modern Test match history.
While Wales possess a scintillating array of attacking talent — players like Shane Williams, James Hook and Lee Byrne — they cannot illuminate Twickenham unless Jones flicks the switch up front.
The scrum remains a potent attacking weapon for any team, and certainly a potential area of dominance when Wales chase a fourth successive RBS 6 Nations triumph over England.
Jones offers more than 19 stones of fearsome power — and a scrummaging technique to match — suggesting any pain he inflicts will be on English victory hopes, in addition to his opposite number.
"This is the first time in my career that I feel comfortable going into every game," said Jones, a star of last summer's pulsating Lions Test series against world champions South Africa.
"It is definitely something that has come from the Lions tour for me.
"When I started out in my career I would fear playing against certain teams, but that fear has gone and I now always back myself, whether it is for the Ospreys or Wales."
And Wales captain Ryan Jones readily acknowledges how critical a role his namesake will play.
"You cannot win big games, big Test matches, without a set-piece," said the skipper.
"You cannot afford to be conceding three points or turnovers every time you have a scrum.
"Coupled with that scrummaging strength, Adam is a fantastic footballer too — something he is isn't always given the credit he deserves.
"You see him run round the training park and I think he believes he is Shane Williams in someone else's body!
"He is a professional. He knows what his job is and he is extremely good at it, which is what you want from every individual in each position on the field."
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