Greenwood - no domestic bliss. (Getty Images)

By Frank Malley, PA Chief Sports Writer, Sydney

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Will Greenwood admitted on Monday it was going to be tough returning to domestic rugby after England's World Cup heroics.

The Harlequins centre returns home with the England squad on Tuesday morning and is set to attend training on Wednesday in time to be considered for his club's match against Leeds on Saturday.

But he is under no illusions how difficult it will be to slot back into club life after two months away which culminated in England's dramatic extra-time triumph against Australia in the Telstra Stadium on Saturday.

"How do we get up for another game? I haven't got a clue," said Greenwood. "I was talking to Aussie Daniel Herbert yesterday. He said he didn't sleep for four days after they won it in 1999.

"I'll see my wife on Tuesday and go back into training on Wednesday. We'll make a decision then. There might be a breathalyser test. Is it illegal to play under the influence?"

Greenwood admitted the side would only fully realise the enormity of their achievement and the interest it has aroused when they arrived back home early on Tuesday morning.

However, in his mind's eye he already equates Jonny Wilkinson's late drop goal drama with the last-ditch goal David Platt scored for England against Belgium in the 1990 football World Cup.

"To me, I can imagine it was just like that David Platt goal," he said.

"In 1990 I was sill at school at Sedburgh and we were all crammed around a TV. Paintings were coming off the wall, chairs were getting smashed up and people were jumping around. That's how I imagine it was back home.

"But at the moment for us it feels like it's been a successful England tour. It will probably hit us when we get back. The phones have been red hot from back home."

Greenwood insisted the squad's achievement was all the more satisfying because England have so often come second best to the Australians in sport.

"We seem to have come out on the wrong side of the ledger many times against the Aussies," he said. "They have an incredible track record of sporting history. They get up for the big occasion.

"I was talking to some Aussies after the game, though, and while they were disappointed they were also glad someone won it rather than someone doing a Doug Sanders (the golfer who missed a two-foot putt on the last hole to lose The Open).

"That's the way you want to win a World Cup. You want someone to grasp the moment and make a piece of history, rather than someone be remembered as the guy who missed a kick.

"I'm still trying to enjoy the moment. On the night we were keen to get out and have a couple of beers but at the same time not to have too many because you want to savour every moment and suck it all in.

"All the lads were so keen not to let these 48 hours slide by."