England ring the changes for New Zealand

Martin Johnson has made several changes as he looks to produce a team that can be a match for the All Blacks in power and style.

In come Biarritz centre Ayoola Erinle and Wasps lock Simon Shaw. Erinle is at inside centre in place of Northampton’s Shane Geraghty to win his first Test start. Shaw, 36, replaces Louis Deacon in the second row, the other changes see fellow Wasp Joe Worsley in on the blind-side flank in place of Tom Croft. Whilst Mark Cueto moves to full-back, with Ugo Monye switching to the wing.

Geraghty, Deacon and Croft all drop to the bench while Sale back Mathew Tait is also among the replacements, as is fit-again prop David Wilson.

Johnson said: (quote) Let us not forget we won against Argentina, a fact that appears to have been lost, People pipe up with an opinion but we have to get on with it. We take it with a pinch of salt. Of course I still believe I am up to it. You can not deny the pressure is there but you deal with it. We won against Argentina and dug ourselves out of a hole to beat a team that is ranked fourth in the world. (end quote)

Team

England: Cueto (Sale); Banahan (Bath), Hipkiss (Leicester), Erinle (Biarritz), Monye (Harlequins); Wilkinson (Toulon), Hodgson (London Irish); Payne (Wasps), Hartley (Northampton), Bell (Bath), Shaw (Wasps), Borthwick (Saracens, capt), Worsley (Wasps), Moody (Leicester), Haskell (Stade Francais).
Replacements: Thompson (Brive), Wilson (Bath), Deacon (Leicester), Croft (Leicester), Care (Harlequins), Geraghty (Northampton), Tait (Sale).

Fixture

England v New Zealand Twickenham Kick-off: 1430 GMT, Saturday 21 November Live on Sky Sports 2

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