And Dallaglio wants the world champions to have earned respect by the time they depart New Zealand shores next Sunday and head for a World Cup final rematch with Australia.

Englands 36-3 first Test drubbing in Dunedin - their heaviest defeat for six years - prompted red rose supremo Sir Clive Woodward to axe almost half the team.

Neither coach nor captain will tolerate a repeat showing at Eden Park on Saturday, even though the odds are stacked against England on a ground where New Zealand havent lost since France beat them 23-20 in 1994.

I think the most important thing is for people to go away and contemplate, which they have had time to do now, and understand what putting on a white jersey means to them, said Dallaglio, who will win his 72nd cap and move joint-fourth alongside Will Carling on Englands all-time appearance chart.

If it means an awful amount to them, and they want to continue to do that, then the standards and performance that we expect are that much better.

If they dont want to continue pulling on a white shirt, then I think their performance will speak for itself.

No-one takes any prisoners over here. We know that we are not incredibly popular, and we accept that. People are entitled to their opinion.

What I find very unpopular is us not playing to a level that I think you should do every time you pull on a shirt.

He added: There is no need for a battle-cry this weekend from me. I expect players to be at the level they need to be, and if we are at that level, then we will compete.

The team that won the World Cup came through many tests, some very well and some not so well, but I think they learnt the lessons and went on to become a very strong side.

This team has go go through those tests, and last weekend was one of those. As long as we learn very quickly, and we leave New Zealand with the feeling that we have some respect in terms of the way we play rugby, then I will be happy.

At the moment, I dont believe we can walk around saying that we have that respect, because we havent earnt it yet.