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Leicester Tigers quintet to face Kiwis

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Leicester Tigers will once again provide the largest club contingent for the England team when they host the world champion All Blacks at Twickenham tomorrow.

A third of Stuart Lancaster's starting XV will be provided by Tigers and that percentage would have been even greater had fly-half Toby Flood not been forced to pull out with an injured toe.

Anthony Allen and Thomas Waldrom were sent back to Leicester as surplus to requirements on Tuesday as Lancaster decided to make just one change from the side that lost to South Africa last weekend.

That means Dan Cole, Tom Youngs, Geoff Parling, Ben Youngs and Manu Tuilagi have all kept their places for England's final game of the QBE autumn series.

Cole will be England's most senior player in the starting line-up with 34 caps.

In Flood's absence, Saracens fly-half Owen Farrell will wear the No.10 jersey in the same week which has seen him receive a nomination for IRB player of the year.

Gloucester's Freddie Burns is on the bench, along with Northampton's Courtney Lawes, who has recovered from injury.

England's only win during November has been in their opening game against Fiji, while New Zealand have breezed through their tour unbeaten.

Lancaster said: "We asked for a big response from the players after Australia and we got one against South Africa, although ultimately we were denied.

"That frustration has been channelled this week and the whole squad has reacted with a determination to get a victory against the top team in the world.

"We are delighted that Courtney has got an opportunity. He has worked hard to get back in contention and what better game for him to make an impact."

England: Goode; Ashton, Tuilagi, Barritt, Brown; Farrell, B Youngs; Corbisiero, T Youngs, Cole, Launchbury, Parling, Wood, Robshaw (capt), Morgan. Reps: Paice, Wilson, Vunipola, Lawes, Haskell, Care, Burns, Joseph.

New Zealand: Dagg; Jane, C Smith, Nonu, Savea; Carter, A Smith; Woodcock, Mealamu, Franks, Retallick, Whitelock, Messam, McCaw (capt), Read. Reps: Coles, Crockett, Faumuina, Romano, Vito, Weepu, Cruden, Smith.

Leicester Tigers quintet to face Kiwis


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