England v New Zealand: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live

Welcome the the SponsorNameDome here in Twickenham for the curtain raiser of the Autumn International 2024 series for England as they take on the not currently as mighty as they used to be but still probably mighty enough New Zealand.

If one were to view this fixture as the final match in the three test series that started in the summer down in Aotearoa, then for the All Blacks this is a dead rubber given they won both matches back in July. However, England will know how close that mini series was and recall the agony they felt flying home so there’s nothing dead about this game for Steve Borthwick’s men. New Zealand will want a win to see a smoother improvement trendline than has so far been evident under the Scott Robertson regime.

The home side have seen developments in their attacking game in the past 12 months, and if this season’s Premiership season is anything to go by then the ball will be flung about all the circumspection of a Liz Truss budget. But the game is also played without possession and this is the first outing for England since the controversial departure of defence coach Felix Jones.

It was a tight affair a few months ago between the two nations and we can expect more of the same here, methinks.