England are on the rebound following the shock 19-13 home defeat against Ireland last time out which ended dreams of back-to-back Grand Slam triumphs and halted a remarkable run of 22 Test matches unbeaten at Twickenham.

But the world champions have a habit of bouncing back quickly and decisively from unexpected setbacks, and Wales could find themselves on the receiving end.

We let ourselves and everybody else down, and now we have a chance to show what we are made of, said Gloucester prop Vickery, who wins his 42nd cap in Saturdays RBS 6 Nations Championship encounter.

There is a lot of frustration and anger, and everybody is disappointed, he added.

We will be putting in the extra training, because there is a lot to work on and digest.

We have to get that confidence back, and I am sure we will.

England head coach Sir Clive Woodward added: We dont like losing a game of rugby - its horrible to lose, and I hate losing.

But now weve lost, we can really start again. Its a new team, a new captain.

It is the end of the Martin Johnson era, its finished now. The record at Twickenham, which was an incredible record over a four-and-a-half year period, was amazing and a tribute to a lot of people.

That record is gone now, and we must get back to concentrating on beating Wales. Thats what we fully intend to do.

Englands preparations for the game though, have proved anything but trouble-free.

Three England players - Ben Cohen, Olly Barkley and Matt Stevens - received warnings from the Rugby Football Union after match tickets issued to them fell into the wrong hands.

And fly-half Paul Grayson has now given England a fitness scare after suffering a minor strain to his left calf muscle during training on Tuesday.

The England camp say he is expected to be fit in time for Saturday, but Bath fly-half Barkley is remaining with the squad.