"What a lot of teams do is sit back in awe of the All Blacks with their history and all their incredible players. It's easy to do that. I've probably done it in the past. We've also got to be aware we'll be back here at Allianz Stadium. We're very proud to be playing here. We are going to do everything we can to win that game. You have to be at your best."
"Steve Borthwick has been boosted before the toughest assignment of England's autumn campaign with the return to fitness of Elliot Daly, who could make his first appearance since fracturing an arm on British & Irish Lions duty, while Freddie Steward and Tom Roobuck were also named in Sunday night's 37-man squad. England will host the All Blacks after extending their winning run to nine matches against Fiji, again romping clear in the final quarter, chalking up a 38-18 victory over the Pacific Islanders."
England enter the Twickenham clash with New Zealand on the back of a nine-match winning run, most recently a 38-18 win over Fiji secured by a strong final quarter. Elliot Daly has returned to fitness and could play after fracturing an arm on British & Irish Lions duty; Freddie Steward and Tom Roobuck were also named in the 37-man squad. England endured six defeats in seven matches a year ago, including narrow losses to New Zealand and a 24-22 Twickenham reverse when George Ford missed two late kicks. New Zealand remain highly rated and have dominated recent Twickenham meetings, with England's only victory in the last 11 encounters coming in the 2019 World Cup semi-final.
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