"Scott Barrett has come back to captain the All Blacks against England at Twickenham this weekend. Barrett had 12 stitches threaded in his leg after he suffered a cut beneath his knee playing against Ireland a fortnight ago, and missed his team's 25-17 victory against Scotland at Murrayfield last week, but Scott Robertson, the New Zealand head coach, confirmed that he had played a full part in training for the England game."
"We've gone for our best team for this game, for this Test, Robertson said. It's remarkable that he healed so well, once you saw the cut. The Barretts must have some good skin. His older brother Beauden will start at fly-half again, but younger brother Jordie is back in New Zealand having treatment on the ankle injury he suffered in that same match against Ireland. The winger Caleb Clarke is also out injured, so Robertson has moved Leicester Fainga'anuku into the back three, and brought Billy Proctor in to play at outside centre. Up front, Simon Parker comes into the back row, and Robertson has kept Wallace Sititi on the bench in a clear attempt to provide a counterweight to the strong set of replacements picked by his opposite number, Steve Borthwick. As well as Sititi, he has Anton Lienert-Brown and Damian McKenzie among the subs, too."
Scott Barrett returns to captain the All Blacks at Twickenham after recovering from a cut beneath his knee that required 12 stitches. He missed the Scotland match but took a full part in training for the England game. Beauden Barrett will start at fly-half while Jordie Barrett and winger Caleb Clarke are absent through injury. Leicester Fainga'anuku moves into the back three with Billy Proctor at outside centre. Simon Parker joins the back row and Wallace Sititi is retained on the bench alongside Anton Lienert-Brown and Damian McKenzie. The team worked on handling momentum swings and exiting their own end more cleanly.
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