The outstanding Andrew Sheridan has not only been a colossus at the scrum - the prop has been a revelation with ball in hand.

Along with fellow forwards Phil Vickery and Simon Shaw, England will look to Sheridan to break the gain line with a series of short bursts through the middle.

And hooker Mark Regan will have a huge role to play when play breaks down after these piercing runs.

"He is in your face all the time, clambering over rucks and mauls and generally being disruptive," said former All Black Zinzan Brooke. "That's what you want, someone who is a thorn in their backside."