ENG
No.Name
9Ben Youngs, SH
2Dylan Hartley, H
T
8Mark Wilson, -
5George Kruis, L
1Ben Moon, P
6Brad Shields, FL
3Kyle Sinckler, P
4Maro Itoje, L
7Sam Underhill, FL
15Elliot Daly, FB
14Chris Ashton, W
T
13Henry Slade, C
12Ben Te'o, C
11Jonny May, W
10Owen Farrell, FH
Replacements
16Jamie George, -
17Alec Hepburn, -
18Harry Williams, -
19Charlie Ewels, -
20Courtney Lawes, -
21Danny Care, -
22George Ford, -
23Jack Nowell, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Twickenham Stadium
8:00 PM, November 9, 2018
Attendance: 82,149
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'That's it for our live coverage of England vs. New Zealand. Stay tuned for our full match report as well as further analysis from Tom Hamilton. Over in Cardiff, Wales are about to kick off against Australia as Warren Gatland attempts to secure a first victory against the Wallabies. Follow it here!
81'New Zealand captain Kieran Read: "That was one hell of a Test match. It was like last week [England's narrow win against South Africa] with it going down to the wire. England came at us, they're a fantastic side. I'm feeling a lot of relief right now."
81'

England captain Owen Farrell: "We stayed in the game. I'm proud of the way we stuck in but we needed to be a bit more clinical."

On Sam Underhill's disallowed try: You need decisions to go your way, like they did last week. Today they didn't."

On failing to set up a last-minute drop-goal: "We started looking for it. There was time on the clock but as soon as we tried to set it up we lost it."

81'15-16 End of second half
80'England will be hurting right now, but they will take a lot of encouragement from that performance.
80'That's it. New Zealand come back from 15 points down to win by a point. England had chances at the end, but were not able to set up the drop-goal opportunity. What a game, though. Colossal effort from both teams.
80'New Zealand keep possession at the lineout. The clock ticks into the red...
79'But it's been thrown away! England try to work it wide and Lawes tries to flick it behind him out to the wing, but the lock gets it wrong and the ball squirms out of touch. Farrell had dropped off, opportunity wasted.
79'May breaks clear! England are gaining ground. Could this be decided by a drop goal?
78'Here come England again. They're up inside the New Zealand half.
76'The try has been disallowed. Lawes was offside when he blocked the kick. But it was so close, it really could have gone either way.
76'Hang on, it's being checked.
75'
TRY
Underhill! Out of nowhere! Courtney Lawes does brilliantly to block Aaron Smith's kick and it falls to Underhill, who gathers and charges towards the line.
73'Retallick crunches into Daly as the England full-back looks to break clear. The All Black lock has been immense.
73'Slade ducks inside a couple of All Black challenges and boots it clear.
72'Substitute on - George Ford , England
72'Player substituted - Ben Te'o , England
71'Smith breaks clear for New Zealand to gain good territory for the All Blacks. It leads to a scrum inside the England half.
70'Nowell immediately puts Ioane under pressure as he chases a booming kick from Farrell. It forces an England lineout but again New Zealand win it back! Brodie Retallick is dominating England at the set-piece.
69'Ashton's day comes to an end and the England winger is replaced by Jack Nowell.
68'Substitute on - Jack Nowell , England
68'Player substituted - Chris Ashton , England
68'Substitute on - Matt Todd , New Zealand
68'Player substituted - Ardie Savea , New Zealand
66'New Zealand win the lineout again and England have to build from deep. It goes out again on the left-hand side but this time England come away with the ball.
66'Substitute on - Charlie Ewels , England
66'Player substituted - George Kruis , England
65'Farrell looks for Ashton with a diagonal kick but the ball just runs out of play. New Zealand clear to halfway. George will again be put under pressure at the lineout.
65'Player substituted - Brad Shields , England
65'Substitute on - Courtney Lawes , England
64'New Zealand are penalised for wheeling the scrum and Farrell kicks England up the field. Huge 15 minutes now.
63'Substitute on - Richie Mo'unga , New Zealand
63'Player substituted - Damian McKenzie , New Zealand
63'Player substituted - Aaron Smith , New Zealand
63'Substitute on - TJ Perenara , New Zealand
63'Player substituted - Ben Youngs , England
63'Substitute on - Danny Care , England
62'Frantic play. First of all it's brilliant from McKenzie, who reads Youngs' chipped kick and charges into the space behind him. But Farrell gets back and slaps the ball out of his hands. What an important tackle.
60'
That creeped in from Barrett. Just. New Zealand are ahead for the first time in the match.
60'15-16 Penalty goal - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
58'Penalty New Zealand. The All Blacks were building pressure, and even though the ball slips from under the fingers of Ben Smith. But the get the penalty for an offside. Barrett decides to kick for goal from the angle...
58'Player substituted - Kyle Sinckler , England
58'Substitute on - Harry Williams , England
58'Player substituted - Ben Moon , England
58'Substitute on - Alec Hepburn , England
57'Substitute on - Ofa Tu'ungafasi , New Zealand
57'Player substituted - Karl Tu'inukuafe , New Zealand
55'That's a second error in the lineout for substitute hooker Jamie George. This time he throws it long, but England manage to turn it over.
55'England are penalised for their lineout, here come New Zealand again. Barrett drags his side up the pitch with a well-placed kick.
54'Referee Garces resets the scrum, New Zealand start to build from inside their half but McKenzie makes an error as he kicks into touch.
52'Farrell gets a big hit on Read, Barrett kicks into touch.
52'Player substituted - Liam Squire , New Zealand
52'Substitute on - Scott Barrett , New Zealand
50'England's maul is stopped but the ball is handed off to Youngs, who slips away from the New Zealand defenders. He's stopped short of the line and New Zealand force the knock-on from Sinckler. England come away empty handed.
49'England get another penalty and Farrell choses to kick for touch from inside the 10. Farrell wants the try, England might need it.
46'That's better from England. They pin New Zealand back and force the lineout inside the 5-metre line. England are mauling, we've seen this before...
46'
Barrett drops back and reduces England's lead to just two points. The home side have not been able to breath so far this half. New Zealand are all over them.
46'15-13 Drop goal - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
45'Young's kick into touch gives England breathing space. But only for a moment as the All Blacks come again. Here comes Barrett...
44'Player substituted - Owen Franks , New Zealand
44'Substitute on - Nepo Laulala , New Zealand
44'Player substituted - Codie Taylor , New Zealand
44'Substitute on - Dane Coles , New Zealand
43'New Zealand are still pressing. Barrett tries to find a gap, then it's worked wide but the ball slips through Read's hands and out of play.
41'We're underway again for the second-half and already England are under pressure. New Zealand should really score, but Kieran Read's pass to Ardie Savea was loose as the All Blacks broke clear. Let off from England already.
41'From Tom Hamilton at Twickenham: Until the 38th minute of the first half, this was faultless from England. Even then as the All Blacks got on the scoreboard, there was little England could have done to hold out Damian McKenzie. But until then, this was an exceptional 35 or so minutes from Eddie Jones? side. Sam Underhill was having the finest game of his career as England crossed for two well-worked tries. The first saw them suck in the defence to put Chris Ashton over in the corner while for the second, Dylan Hartley was at the back of a 13-man rolling maul. England know full well to expect a backlash from the All Blacks in the second half but this match is nicely poised.
41'We've got half-time analysis from ESPN's Tom Hamilton to come. I imagine there will be lots of praise for England's No.7 Sam Underhill. He made a massive 10 tackles in those opening 40 minutes.
41'You have to hand it to New Zealand, that's an incredible response to going 15 points down. Barrett's penalty does indeed reduce England's lead to five at half-time.
41'Player substituted - Dylan Hartley , England
41'Substitute on - Jamie George , England
41'Player substituted - Courtney Lawes , England
41'Substitute on - Brad Shields , England
41'+315-10 End of first half
41'+315-10 Penalty goal - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
40'New Zealand had the advantage but nothing came of it. Barrett to go for goal to reduce England's lead to five...
40'The clock is in the red but New Zealand are pushing for more...
40'15-10 Start of second half
39'
TRY
There it is. New Zealand could have settled for three points but they come away with seven. It's set up by Barrett, who plays a reverse pass inside to McKenzie for the score. Barrett then kicks the conversion from under the posts.
39'15-7 Conversion - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
39'15-5 Try - Damian McKenzie , New Zealand
36'New Zealand are inside the England 22 and win the scrum. Ryan Crotty drives forward to the England line. They're inches away...
35'New Zealand get a penalty after their brightest attack of the half. 15 points down, they decide against kicking for goal and choose to scrum.
34'Underhill gets another hit on Barrett. The Bath man probably wouldn't have started this game if it wasn't for an injury to Tom Curry, but he's been England's standout man so far.
33'England haven't been under any pressure so far this half. Can New Zealand sustain an attack ahead of half-time?
31'Aaron Smith, under pressure from George Kruis, misjudges a kick and England are on the attack inside New Zealand's half.
31'Player substituted - Sonny Bill Williams , New Zealand
31'Substitute on - Ryan Crotty , New Zealand
30'Slade uses the wet pitch to glide a kick into space and forces New Zealand into their own 22.
29'Ben Smith finds a gap and gains a lot of ground with a smart run, but that's loose from New Zealand and the ball is turned over.
27'England are giving New Zealand all sorts of problems and the visitors are struggling to come up with answers. Underhill is the latest England man to pressure a New Zealand back following a Youngs kick and gets a big hit on McKenzie.
27'Player substituted - Brad Shields , England
27'Substitute on - Courtney Lawes , England
25'15-0 Conversion - Owen Farrell , England
24'
TRY
Stunning maul from England. From the lineout Itoje gets up highest and the England pack forms around him. Even Farrell joined in with that one! Dylan Hartley was the man who carried the ball over the line.
24'13-0 Try - Dylan Hartley , England
22'We've seen lots of kicks so far as both sides test each other in difficult conditions. Youngs' kick forces a New Zealand knock on Daly's kick gives England great field position...
20'Barrett's kick through the England defence runs into the England area. Ashton touches down and Farrell gets the game underway again from the 22.
18'Barrett hangs another one up into the grey Twickenham sky. McKenzie chases well and forces the error from Youngs. England scrum.
17'Barrett tests Ashton with a kick towards the wing. Ashton concedes the lineout.
16'Elliot Daly knocks on under a high ball and New Zealand have the scrum. The game takes a pause as Itoje receives treatment.
14'It hasn't been an easy start for New Zealand. The visitors are being chased and pressed all over the field. Brad Smith is the latest to hunt down the ball and get to Barrett inside New Zealand's 22.
13'Stunning footwork from McKenzie to beat Farrell and Ashton while under pressure. Barrett clears for New Zealand.
12'Here come New Zealand. It's a dangerous move as Sonny Bill Williams works it wide, but the ball is turned over and England clear.
10'
Farrell takes the three points with a well-taken drop goal. Smart from the fly-half to turn England's territory into points.
10'The All Blacks throw the ball long from the lineout and Underhill bursts forward. England are in the 22, it goes back to Farrell...
10'8-0 Drop goal - Owen Farrell , England
9'The scrum collapses and New Zealand have the penalty. Beauden Barrett clears into touch.
7'The ball is worked wide and Jonny May tests McKenzie for speed as he knocks it down the line. McKenzie recovers just in time but England will have the scrum on the 5-metre line.
6'England win the lineout and Maro Itoje drives the maul forward.
5'England kick long and Sam Underhill smashes Damian McKenzie into touch.
3'Farrell's conversion from the right-hand touchline strikes the post and bounces out. It remains 5-0 England.
2'
TRY
Chris Ashton! Can you believe that? From the scrum England drive forward, first with Kyle Sinckler and then Maro Itoje. Ben Youngs floats it wide and finds Ashton who splashes down in the rain. What a start for Ashton on his England return.
2'5-0 Try - Chris Ashton , England
1'New Zealand knock-on from Farrell's kick-off. Brodie Retallick is the offender and it hands England an early scrum.
1'Here we go! France's Jerome Garces gets us underway as Owen Farrell kicks deep left.
1''Sweet Chariot' rings out around Twickenham as the All Blacks perform their famous pre-match ceremony. England were unmoved.
1'The weather certainly hasn't dampened the atmosphere. It's crackling, and the Haka is about to come...
1'Twickenham falls silent before the national anthems in respect for Remembrance weekend.
1'The players are out on the pitch at Twickenham and the weather looks horrendous. The skies are grey and it's chucking down with rain.
1'Chris Ashton's inclusion in the starting XV is the biggest talking point for England.

Ashton is making his first England start in more than four years and his try-scoring ability will be crucial if they are to secure a win this afternoon, according to ESPN's Tom Hamilton.

1'Good afternoon and welcome to ESPN's live commentary of England vs New Zealand. Eddie Jones' side ground out an important win last weekend against South Africa, but they should expect to face an even tougher test this afternoon against the All Blacks. It's the sides' first meeting since 2014 and it should be an absolute cracker.
1'0-0 Start of first half