If the All Blacks are a Stradivarius, Scotland are a busker's fiddle.

Sure, they can whip up a decent foot-stomper of tune on their day, but they just don't have the ability to hit the heights the very best can manage.

Scotland will give it a lash, but even with 13 changes they should be no match for New Zealand this evening.

For newcomers to the sport, it's worth spelling out just how good New Zealand really are.

World champions and the number one ranked team in the world for the past five years, they have won 43 of their last 47 Tests, with two defeat and two draws.

Next up, Scotland v New Zealand. The Scots are showing signs of life under new coach Vern Cotter - himself a Kiwis, while the All Blacks are, well, just the All Blacks - the best side in the world by a distance.

We've got half an hour to kick off...

Dylan Hartley is now on a list of seven players to have been sin-binned three times for England;. No player has been carded four times.

Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Twickenham

"First genuine sense of England advancement under Lancaster regime having stalled. Big questions over 10, strategy, decisions under pressure."

Daniel Lewis:, external I confidently predict that Wales will put in an amazing performance against the Kiwis next week. Losing by one point obviously.

John Guy:, external If Wales play like today against NZ, can see NZ ripping them to pieces next week.

Martyn Williams
Former Wales captain on BBC One

"Full-back Liam Williams was a shining light for Wales. Liam, as he has been for the last two years, was outstanding. He is such a brave player but he is also a very natural footballer.

"He enters the line well and has great skills. He was probably the only Wales players who did his reputation any good today."

Andy Robinson
Ex-England and Scotland coach on BBC 5 live

"There's every chance for Scotland against the All Blacks this afternoon.

"The set-piece is an area Scotland have developed well over the last year-and-a-half, so that's an area where they can attack them.

"New Zealand have to mix their side up for today so Steve Hansen can see what his squad have to offer, but whoever the All Blacks play against, they know it's going to be a tough game."

Conor McNamara
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator at Murrayfield

Image source, BBC Sport

Murrayfield awaits The All Blacks. I'm with Gavin Hastings for Scotland v New Zealand on @BBC5LSX, external at 17:30.

You did Schalk, you did.

We've got more live rugby as the Scots host world champions New Zealand, kick-off 17:30 GMT, but I'd suggest it's time for tea and crumpets - a smidge of Marmite and plenty of butter on mine please.

More from Schalk Burger on Sky Sports: "Last week against Ireland we got outplayed so for us this was a bit of a dogfight.

"I think we fronted up.

"It might not have been that pretty, but we made it through."

Ryan Knight:, external Ben Morgan England's best player by a mile

Grant Michael Smith:, external Disappointing for England, hope they take this away and use it to strengthen for the World Cup.

South Africa flanker and man of the match Schalk Burger speaking on Sky Sports: "We got off to a good start. Conditions were tricky to begin with, but at 20-6 up we felt we had the job 75% done.

"We needed to keep composure then sadly we got a yellow card and we were on the back foot.

"But, we huddled together and said, 'we've been here before' and that's what saw us through."

England beaten by the Boks and Wales pushed close by a 14-man Fiji team - not the best of days for the home nations so far.

So then, Scotland to the rescue!

They're playing the All Blacks you say? Never beaten them in 29 attempts? Today's a good day to make history then!

Jonathan Davies
Former Wales fly-half on BBC One

"It was a terrible game, stop and start with a lot of turnovers. There was no kind of structure or direction in the Welsh game, they should have put the Fijians away and it should have been an easy victory."

Jonathan Flowers:, external Not sure Wales' plan to lull NZ into false confidence is going to work.

Ben Lenyk:, external Both Wales and the match officials have been awful today. I'm dreading the visit of McCaw and company next week.

England captain Chris Robshaw has also been talking to BBC Radio 5 live: "We didn't get our game out there as much as we wanted to.

"It's a big week for us now. We do get frustrated with getting close in these games and it's something you have to work on and it takes time.

"You get the near-misses, and of course we would've much preferred to have won that match by one or two points rather than losing it by that margin.

"We know what we need to go out and do, but we haven't been out there and executed it as a team on the pitch."

England captain Chris Robshaw speaking on Sky Sports: "We were a little bit reactive today.

"We allowed them to get ahead of us and then we were playing catch-up. We'll have to work hard and move forward next week.

"We didn't start as strongly as we would've liked. We got back into the game, but couldn't quite finish it."

Kaylan Geekie:, external Lancaster/Gatland combined results v #Springboks #AllBlacks #Wallabies is: P 50 W 5 L 44 D 1.

Nathan Davies: Wales didn't deserve to win that!

Peter Heal: As a rugby spectacle, today's Wales v Fiji game was not worth the time to watch it. Very very poor quality, School boy errors, dreadful.

Hugh in France: Lucky Wales. Should have done so so so much better. Clueless. Bring on the All Blacks!