The world champions' crushing 36-3 first Test defeat at Carisbrook last weekend prompted a predictable verbal volley about English inadequacies from jubilant All Blacks fans.

And the emphatic loss - Englands heaviest for six years - came just 12 months after they beat New Zealand in Wellington to give their World Cup preparations a huge psychological lift.

Last year, we weren't given a hope out here, but we left New Zealand by addressing the situation, said Wasps flanker Worsley, who will win his 36th cap on Saturday, as one of six changes from Dunedin.

This time around, weve kind of slipped up and regressed in the eyes of the people here, which disappoints me greatly."

At least Worsley has the chance to do something about it this time around.

His omission from the first Test starting XV was a major surprise given his sparkling performances as Wasps grabbed European Cup and English Premiership glory last month.

Worsley appeared for the second period in Dunedin and played a key role as New Zealand were kept try-less, but the damage had already been done after England leaked 30 points during a hopelessly one sided first-half.

I am looking forward to Saturday. I enjoyed going on last weekend, and I am looking forward to hopefully 80 minutes now and a better performance, Worsley added.

In that sort of situation, going on at half-time, youve just got to get stuck in and see what you can do.

"Its not rocket science - you just want to try and make a bit of a difference.

I was happy at the end of the second-half that we didnt concede a try in that half, but it is a team game, and everyone was disappointed that we had shipped 30 points in the first-half, which I cant ever remember happening before.

Once you come up with a performance like that, youve got to deal with it straightaway, otherwise you can get into a bit of a rut.

Worsley has won 16 of his England caps off the bench, providing valuable back-up to a revered breakaway trio of Richard Hill, Neil Back and Lawrence Dallaglio.

Backs post-World Cup retirement from the Test arena though, created an opening, which Worsleys current form suggests that he is more than capable of taking.

Obviously, you are over the moon to be selected, he said.

But its been such a long season that quite a few of us now are like whatever the situation you get chucked into, we say lets get on with it.

Thats the attitude weve got.

"The difference between losing and winning is tiny margins but to make up those little margins is a very difficult job. Its a huge task, and it will take a huge effort this weekend.

Meanwhile, New Zealand are sweating on star flanker Richie McCaws fitness.

McCaw, arguably the worlds finest openside, has not trained this week after suffering from headaches and Waikato forward Marty Holah will replace him if he fails to recover in time.