Henry expects a different England

'They've had a good spanking and that'll be hurting'

New Zealand's coaching staff have warned All Black fans to expect an England backlash during Saturday's second Test in Auckland, saying that the world champions are sure to bite back.

New Zealand head coach Graham Henry admitted he was surprised at how England's fabled defence and iron-discipline fell away during the first half of their 36-3 loss to the All Blacks in Dunedin last weekend, and said he was expecting a marked improvement from the tourist.

"I don't think England were there last week, they will be this week," Henry told New Zealand's Press Association.

"When you diagnose the game, there were a lot of deficiencies in both sides.

"I don't think it was a great performance. We're obviously pleased but I don't think we should get carried away at all."

New Zealand assistant coach Steve Hansen said England would have learnt a lot from their defeat, and believes that the visitors might have been suffering from over-confidence prior to the Carisbrook encounter. 

"They've had a good spanking and that'll be hurting, so their attitude will be top notch," said Hansen.

"They'll come to the game with an attitude of wanting to match up physically and skill-wise. I think last week they possibly read too many papers.

"They'll arrive at the stadium and they'll know about [lock] Keith Robinson, they'll know about [flanker] Jono Gibbes. I'm sure both those boys will get a bit of attention."

The All Blacks are now the overwhelming favourite to secure the two-Test series at Eden Park, but Hansen warned against gauging the real potential of this 'new' New Zealand side on the strength of just one tour match.

"It was a great start but that's all it was, it was a start," he said.

"The test of these people will be this weekend. We snuck up on an English side that was probably overconfident - we had everyone in the country telling us we couldn't do it.

"It's always easier when it's like that. We now go in as huge favourites, having drawn a line in the sand so there is extra pressure on you to do it again.

"Was it a one-off shot or have we got the ability to do it again? If we can do it again then we've got something to really work with."