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Australia have trimmed their bench and it is Quade Cooper who misses out in Cardiff today.

The teams are about to take the pitch at the Millennium Stadium...

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Jonny Wilkinson, on media duties, and Dan Carter, on the water bottles for the All Blacks, exchange a handshake and a smile in the Twickenham tunnel.

You have expect sparks to fly such is the fly-half magic in those twos' fingertips.

Ten minutes to kick-off.

Martyn Williams
Former Wales captain on BBC One

"You can never dismiss it (the poor record against Australia).

"The first group of players weren't good enough to get over the line, but now it's psychological.

"We know we've got good enough players, but we can't quite get over the line."

Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Twickenham

"More trepidation than expectation from England's support against a team who have only lost twice in 46 matches - but wasn't it the same two years ago, when England shocked us all?"

It was indeed.

Gareth Roberts, BBC Sport Wales at the Millennium Stadium

"There's been the usual hype in Wales ahead of the latest attempt by Warren Gatland's men to improve their dismal record against southern hemisphere teams.

"But a dip in ticket sales means a giant Welsh flag covers the seats at one end of the ground with only ground 55,000 tickets sold by lunchtime on Friday at the 74,500-capacity venue in Wales' capital."

Jack Parry:, external I hope Jonny May's continues the fantastic form he's had this season and shows everyone what he's capable of.

Tom Hill:, external England to be ahead. NZ to win in last few minutes.

England: Brown, Rokoduguni, B. Barritt, Eastmond, May, Farrell, Care, Marler, Hartley, Wilson, Attwood, Lawes, Wood, Robshaw, B Vunipola.

Replacements: Webber, Mullan, Brookes, Kruis, Morgan, Youngs, Ford, Watson.

New Zealand: Dagg, B. Smith, C. Smith, Williams, Savea, Cruden, A. Smith, Crockett, Coles, O. Franks, Retallick, Whitelock, Kaino, McCaw, Read.

Replacements: Mealamu, B. Franks, Faumuina, Tuipulotu, Messam, Perenara, Barrett, Crotty.

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Matt Giteau
Former Australia international on BBC One

"What's happened recently (Ewen McKenzie's resignation and the off-field issues) is sad for Australian rugby.

"Michael Cheika is the man to come in. He's a good coach and one the players want to play for.

"He's very tough on the guys, but at the same time he sticks up for the team.

"When you've got someone like that, you really want to play for them."

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Australia coach Michael Cheika speaking on BBC One: "Since I've been here as coach, I've seen nothing but a team that's committed.

"It's within our power to play good, committed rugby on the field and make people talk about the rugby, rather than anything else."

Wales: L Halfpenny (Toulon); A Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), G North (Northampton), J Roberts (Racing Metro), L Williams (Scarlets); D Biggar (Ospreys), R Webb (Ospreys); P James (Bath), R Hibbard (Gloucester), S Lee (Scarlets), J Ball (Scarlets), A-W Jones (Ospreys), D Lydiate (unattached), S Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt), T Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons).

Replacements: S Baldwin (Ospreys), G Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), R Jones (Scarlets), B Davies (Wasps), J Tipuric (Ospreys), M Phillips (Racing Metro), R Priestland (Scarlets), C Allen (Cardiff Blues).

Australia: I Folau; A Ashley-Cooper, T Kuridrani, C Leali'ifano, J Tomane; B Foley, N Phipps; J Slipper, S Fainga'a, S Kepu, S Carter, R Simmons, S McMahon, M Hooper (capt), B McCalman.

Replacements (from): J Hanson, T Faulkner, B Alexander, J Horwill, W Skelton, M Hodgson, W Genia, R Horne.

Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa).

Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) and Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland).

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England and Wasps flanker James Haskell tweets:, external Good luck to all the @EnglandRugby, external team today playing Nz. Especially the Backrow. @tomwood678, external@ChrisRobshaw, external Big Billy V and @Ben_J_Morgan8, external

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Semesa Rokoduguni will have his England debut in perspective today. The Fiji-born Bath winger qualifies for England on residence ground, after leaving home at 19 to serve in the British Army.

In his first week in Afghanistan, a marine he was on patrol with stepped on a mine and lost both legs.

"I came back from Afghanistan I had a different view of life: make the best use of every chance you have, because that chance might only come round the once," Rokoduguni said.

You can read more of his story in Ben Dirs' excellent profile.

Aaron Curtis:, external Come on England!!! Swing low, sweet chariot!!! #ENGvNZL excited to see #Rokoduguni in action

Jon Harrison:, external Go England! Pretty nervous about this All Blacks outfit though...

Samuel Crowhurst:, external come on England , big win today !!

Andy Farrell has no qualms about putting Eastmond into the sights of the former New Zealand heavyweight champion.

"Size is irrelevant. Mike Tyson wasn't that big either but he could knock a few people out," said the England attack coach., external

"Iron Kyle" it is then

Sam Warburton is back in Wales colours for the first time since dislocating his right shoulder in the Six Nations.

And he will hope to be at the forefront as the hosts look to turn the tide in a fixture which just will not go their way.

In three of their four most recent defeats against Australia, Wales have led heading into final six minutes. Can they break the hoodoo today? Let us know on #bbcrugby

That poor record against Australia is something that exercises Wales captain Sam Warburton.

"Every time it seems we have the gameplan, the belief, the attitude and the effort - only for a small mistake in the 79th minute to cost us.

"Our players know how to see out games: they do it for their clubs all the time. But in the last five minutes of an international match you are absolutely spent. It's our decision-making under extreme fatigue that has let us down."

Wales fans will be pleased to know they've been training three times a day in an attempt to eliminate this late weakness.

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You have to be a pretty special sportsperson to be known just by a few letters and the odd number.

CR7 or KP perhaps. Give KJT a few years.

SBW or Sonny Bill Williams is right up there. The code-crossing 29-year-old is fresh back from a spell in league and, after a successful run-out against the United States, is straight into the starting XV of the most successful team on earth.

Opposite him will by another former league man in Kyle Eastmond. Eastmond is giving up eight inches in height and 27kgs in weight to the Kiwi, but has the sort of skittish pace that might unsettle Wiliams as he gets his 15-man bearings.

It's not that Wales haven't been competitive in their nine successive defeats by Australia - all bar the first have come by fewer than 10 points and six have been by less than a converted try.

Wales' problem has been getting over the line (as former Wales winger Ieuan Evans has just said on BBC One).

Since Warren Gatland took charge Wales have beaten one of the three southern hemisphere giants on just one occasion, the 21-18 win over Australia in 2008.

BBC Radio 5 live producer Ed Marriage is pitchside at Twickenham and has already got a glimpse of the All Blacks inspecting the pitch before their warm-up.

This tweet, external of captain Richie McCaw simply says it all: Game Face

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BBC Radio 5 live

Former Wales scrum-half Rob Jones on BBC Radio 5 live: "England will go out believing that they can win but this New Zealand side are a little bit special. The results and performances, but also their ability to hang on in there and win so often, so late.

"That sets them apart really."