Corry has regained the captaincy from Sanderson

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Zinzan Brooke believes Martin Corry's move to blind-side flanker will benefit England against New Zealand on Sunday.

The captain has been switched from his number eight role, where Pat Sanderson - normally a flanker - will operate.

"I think Sanderson is better suited to number eight, he has better hands," All Blacks legend Brooke told BBC Sport.

"Corry is a fantastic leader, someone to hang your hat on, but you don't need to be worrying about everything at the back of the scrum and the captaincy."

Brooke believes that rather than diminishing Corry's role, the move will allow England to better utilise his strengths.

"Corry is better at going forward and he is a runner," Brooke said.

"Sanderson is more of a roving number eight, and probably, being a bit shorter, has a bit more feel for the situation, having played a lot of sevens.

Pat just needs to make sure he provides good ball and not take on too much Zinzan Brooke

"(England coach) Andy Robinson should know better than anyone as a former loose forward that you just need someone to clear the ball.

"No disrespect to Martin, but now he has a role which will be as a line-out forward, smashing the ball up and making sure he shuts down the blind-side. Those are the three areas he needs to concentrate on.

"He doesn't need that added pressure of clearing the ball at the back of the scrum, with (All Blacks scrum-half) Byron Kelleher snapping at his feet, and calling moves off the back of the scrum."

Brooke believes that Sanderson, an open-side with his club Worcester but a blind-side with England last autumn, must also adapt his game to be a success at number eight, where he played against Australia in June.

"I think Pat has a tendency of 'dying' with the ball too much and taking on too much," he explained.

"He really needs to just focus on clearing the ball from the back of the scrum because the New Zealand scrum-half will put so much pressure on him.

"He just needs to make sure he provides good ball and not try to take on too much."