The All Blacks and England have injected some x-factor for their fourth encounter this year.

The All Blacks cannot set foot on English soil these days without two boring commentaries being directed their way.

The All Blacks and England have clashed 37 times. In the 109-year history of the two rivals, England have won just seven times.

Looks like that poor little English rugby team is already running up the white flag or at least a distress signal. In other words, one con job over, and on to the next one.

It says a lot about the confidence of England coach Stuart Lancaster that his first message to fans this week has been "we are ready".

It's six years since a 20-year-old Danny Cipriani took the England No 10 spot from Jonny Wilkinson and won the man of the match award on his debut against Ireland.

Usually it is hard to sympathise with the England rugby side. They have playing resources and finances well beyond the imagination of their All Black counterparts.

Sadly this was just a game too far for England. Mentally, emotionally and psychologically they were off the pace and you simply cannot afford that against New Zealand.

Stuart Lancaster described Julian Savea as a "phenomenal player" but will be more than happy to see the back of him after the ABs' left wing continued his try-scoring exploits against England.

There is, as England will testify, a gap between them and the All Blacks. They will be tempted to believe it's not that big and more tempted, again, to believe that in 15 months at the World Cup, it won't be there at all.

England are a serious World Cup threat, not in the round ball code but in the oval game tournament they host next year.

The test series with England has been a big success. For that we must acknowledge the contribution of the visitors as much as the All Blacks.

When England pieced together their side for tonight's final test, they changed up their backline.

All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw is keen to beat England and take the series 3-0 in Hamilton, knowing England backs coach Andy Farrell is backing his team to overcome the narrow losses and avoid the whitewash.

The great conundrum of English rugby remains unsolved. The national coach has dropped both of his Six Nations centres for this weekend's last hurrah against the All Blacks.

England have an unusual situation whereby their tour captain, halfback Callum Braley, has not been able to command a regular starting gig.

From Blues reject to All Black starter in less than a year, Malakai Fekitoa has been charged with showing similar speed and perseverance in the final test of the June series.

The driving maul is one facet of play England have used extremely effectively in this June series.

England finally have some rugby reward in New Zealand. After two narrow test defeats, on a night when they also shed injured five-eighths Owen Farrell from the tour, the midweek men pumped the Crusaders in Christchurch.

England have travelled to Christchurch to play the '4th Test' according to forwards coach Graham Rowntree, captain Ed Slater and his team are keen to impress World Cup selectors and support the earthquake rebuild of the city.

England coached Andy Farrel and Stuart Lancaster lament the critical decision making that let the All Blacks dominate the third quarter of Dunedin's second test match.

If 2014 is to be as successful for the All Blacks as 2013, it will be the tight five who take them there.

Ben Smith can sit on the fence as much as he likes in regard to his positional fate in Hamilton, but the All Black selectors won't.

Whether by accident or design, 48 minutes of action were stolen at Eden Park in the first test of the year and the All Blacks are anxious that such a crime won't be allowed to take place in Dunedin.

Those who feel the errors were first-test blues found comfort in coach Steve Hansen's assessment that his staff had overloaded the group with too many ideas.

England forwards coach Graham Rowntree believes the under pressure All Blacks will improve 30% and his pack has to match the intensity in a true test of running rugby.

All England's chariots are facing the right direction, none of the wheels have lost a cotter pin and the gladiators are reading from the same team opus.