England host the All Blacks at Twickenham, London at 16:30 SA Time on Saturday 6 November 2010.

We look at how this match will unfold.

Normally one would expect one result only, an All Black win… but what will happen this weekend?

The All Blacks are hurting after their loss to the Wallabies last week and that spells danger to any team who comes up against them in this condition.

A few injury enforced changes and the introduction of Sonny Bill Williams at No 13makes for an interesting and exciting team.

The All Black backline is a destructive force and every individual in the backline rates as a possible game breaker, whereas the forwards boast a strong scrum and dynamic backrowers.

One weakness is the lineout play of the All Blacks, the other possibly the replacement flyhalf, Stephen Donald, who according to some was the cause of last week’s loss to the Wallabies.

England have flattered to deceive in the last few years but if we believe the British press, Martin Johnson has been building a formidable force. I do not share that hype, I think they have glaring weaknesses both in the backline and up front, but we can expect a strong scrumming unit and players who know the Northern Hemisphere conditions.

That is about all that I can say about England, we’ll have to see if there is substance to their press.

I predict an easy All Black win, by some margin… All Blacks by 20.

Teams:

England: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Mike Tindall, 12 Shontayne Hape, 11 Mark Cueto, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Lewis Moody (captain), 6 Tom Croft, 5 Tom Palmer, 4 Courtney Lawes, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Steve Thompson, 1 Andrew Sheridan.
Replacements: 16 Dylan Hartley, 17 David Wilson, 18 Dave Attwood, 19 Hendrie Fourie, 20 Danny Care, 21 Charlie Hodgson, 22 Delon Armitage.

New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Josevata Rokocoko, 13 Sonny Bill Williams, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Samuel Whitelock, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Hikawera Elliot, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Anthony Boric, 19 Liam Messam, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Isaia Toeava.

Date: Saturday 6 November
Venue: Twickenham, London
Kick-off: 14.30 (14.30 GMT)
Expected weather: Sunny intervals with a minimum of 6°C and high of 11°C with light rain possibly later
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), David Changleng (Scotland)
TMO: Giulio De Santis (Italy)