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9th November 2018
05:24pm GMT

This is easier said than done though, but Jones' decision to start Owen Farrell at number 10 rather than 12 shows England's need and desire to compete with Sonny Bill Williams and Jack Goodhue in the middle of the park. With Farrell alongside Henry Slade and Ben Te'o, and with Manu Tualagi to come off the bench, Jones will be quietly confident with England's physicality at centre.
Jones' selection is an interesting one, and it is a team which is guaranteed to go over the line a number of times. But when it comes to playing against the All Blacks, that is rarely enough.
England will have to find a way to not only get over the line, but somehow stop the best attack in world rugby from doing so over and over and over again.
New Zealand come into the game with just one defeat in the year - the aforementioned loss to South Africa in Wellington - with their last win coming in a 10-try demolition of Japan in Tokyo last week.
That was a second string side featuring eight debutants, and far more familiar outfit will be expected to take to the pitch at Twickenham. In midfield, Sonny Bill Williams will partner Jack Goodhue - who recently saw the sights on an alternative tour of London - for only the second time, while the ludicrously talented (and decent footballer) Damien McKenzie will once again wear the number 15.
At fly-half Beauden Barrett - described by a former All Black this week as a "freak of nature"- will undoubtedly be one of the biggest dangers facing Eddie Jones' side, but as is always the case there is just as much danger focusing too much attention on Barrett and subsequently leaving New Zealand's other jewels unguarded.
If all of this sounds familiar it is because it is. Regardless of the line up, but particularly with their strongest possible fifteen, New Zealand are a team who refuse to compromise on their preferred style of play.
They will always play with the same level of pace and power, they will move the ball at pace and they will attack any gaps in the England defence or psyche.
They are acutely aware that there is no side in the world capable of stopping them when they're in full flow, and they know that the pressure is on England to put in a performance this weekend.
For both sides though this Test represents a welcome opportunity to see where they are ahead of the World Cup in a year's time. For England, pushing the All Blacks close and exposing unforeseen weaknesses will be deemed a success. For New Zealand, anything less than multi-try victory will be deemed underwhelming.
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