Since the summer of 2004, England have lost by 20 points or more 13 times, and when their next game was against a team with 77+ ranking points they lost 8/9.

Not including the 2007 World Cup, the All Blacks have won 15/15 games in the Northern Hemisphere with an average supremacy of 26.2. They have conceded just two tries in their last seven, with no five-pointers in the last four.

Since November 2004, New Zealand have won all 10 Tests away against Six Nation opponents ranked higher than 77, with an average supremacy of 27 points. In 6/10 the home side has failed to register double figures and on five occasions they have not crossed the white wash.

Since England won the World Cup, New Zealand have been victorious in all six meetings between these two sides, scoring four or more tries in four of these and at least two in all games. The average supremacy for the Kiwis in these fixtures is 21.83.

Then there is Dan Carter. Carter has started 54 Test matches for the All Blacks and averages 15.65 points; away from New Zealand it falls to 13.97 points from 30 games started. Of all the sides he has faced more than twice, he has been most successful against England.

Dan Carter

• has scored 120 points against the Red Rose in six Test matches since 2003 (an average of 20 points per match)
• has scored a try in four of the six games and kicked at least three penalties five times.
• averages 19.50 points at Twickenham.
• averages 17.45 points v the Six Nations in 11 Tests on the road compared to an average of 11 v the Tri-Nations in 12 away matches.