The fowards have in particular to meet the challenge of an All Blacks pack who played out of their skins last weekend. They were outmuscled, out thought and if Dallaglio wants passion he needs to demonstrate it himself in the white shirt of England in the same way as he does the black shirt of Wasps.

There are six changes from the side that lost last weekend with four of the players dropped - Thompson, Simpson-Daniel, Catt and Jones not even making the bench.

I’ve given up making predictions as the crystal ball is clearly malfunctioning but I hope that the game is far more of a contest this time. I want to see the ball move through the midfield much faster, I want to see a captain leading his troops not looking like a lost soul, I want to see a forward pack that takes the contest to the All Blacks.

So you lot - England Expects!

Teams line up as follows:

New Zealand: N Evans; M Muliaina, D Howlett, T Umaga (capt), D Carter, J Rokocoko, C Spencer, J Marshall; K Meeuws, K Mealamu, C Hayman, K Robinson, C Jack, J Gibbes, R McCaw, X Rush.
Replacements: A Hore, T Woodcock, J Collins, M Holah/C Newby, B Kelleher/ J Cowan, A Mehrtens, S Tuitupou.

England: J Lewsey; T Voyce, M Tindall, S Abbott, B Cohen; C Hodgson, A Gomarsall; T Woodman, M Regan, J White, S Shaw, S Borthwick, J Worsley, R Hill, L Dallaglio (capt).
Replacements: A Titterrell, M Stevens, D Grewcock, M Lipman, M Dawson, O Barkley, F Waters.

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