The team though is much changed from the one that were outclassed 19-6 by New Zealand 12 months ago with just winger Mark Cueto, who started at full-back in that match, and new England captain Lewis Moody the only survivors from the starting XV.

Five players - Ben Foden, Chris Ashton, Shontayne Hape, Ben Youngs and Courtney Lawes – will be making their first starts at Twickenham against a New Zealand team that saw their 15-game winning run brought to an end by Australia in Hong Kong last week.

There are further new faces on the bench in the form of Leeds flanker Hendre Fourie and Gloucester lock David Attwood who both made their debuts during England’s summer tours.

And Johnson has opted to use the experience of Charlie Hodgson as cover for fly-half Toby Flood who has only started two games since injury.