The All Blacks have stuck with the tried and tested for Saturday's clash with England at Eden Park. Scott Robertson has only made one change to his team that won 16-15 in the first test in Dunedin, replacing injured halfback TJ Perenara with Finlay Christie.
That also means Cortez Ratima comes onto the bench for a possible test debut.
It will Christie's third start in a 22-test career, with the last time being a 50-minute stint in last year's 23-20 Bledisloe Cup win over the Wallabies in Dunedin. Christie played the entire second half in last weekend's tense first test, after Perenara suffered a knee injury.
Cortez Ratima fires a pass away. Photo: Photosport
Despite some chatter about Beauden Barrett coming into the starting line-up, Robertson has stuck with Stephen Perofeta after his assured performance at fullback.
Jordie Barrett and Rieko Ioane will be looking for a bit more room in the midfield after being smothered by the English defence, however the appointment of the more familiar Australian Nik Berry may see a tighter application of the offside law.
Damian McKenzie will clearly be mindful of how long he's taking to shoot at goal but is probably more interested in how much space he can get as well, while in front of him the pack predictably stays the same.
Steve Borthwick names his England side later this afternoon. The English have not won at Eden Park for 51 years, the All Blacks have not lost there for 30.
All Blacks v England
Kick-off: 7:05pm Saturday 13 July
Eden Park, Auckland
All Blacks (*uncapped): 1. Ethan de Groot 2. Codie Taylor 3. Tyrel Lomax 4. Scott Barrett (captain) 5, Patrick Tuipulotu, 6. Samipeni Finau 7. Dalton Papali'i 8. Ardie Savea (vice-captain) 9. Finlay Christie 10. Damian McKenzie 11. Mark Tele'a 12. Jordie Barrett 13. Rieko Ioane 14. Sevu Reece 15. Stephen Perofeta
Bench: 16. Asafo Aumua 17. Ofa Tu'ungafasi 18. Fletcher Newell 19. Tupou Vaa'i 20. Luke Jacobson 21. Cortez Ratima* 22. Anton Lienert-Brown 23. Beauden Barrett
