The All Blacks' roller-coaster year comes to a close at a sold-out Twickenham on Sunday morning, where they can expect to be fully tested by Eddie Jones' England side.
Victory would be the seventh in a row for Ian Foster's team but defeat would send them into the off-season with more doubts swirling about their chances at next year's World Cup.
UK Telegraph rugby writer Ben Coles spoke to Corin Dann.