All Blacks v England - player ratings

NEW ZEALAND

Mils Muliaina - 7

A couple of threatening runs but largely a defensive day out. Nothing flashy, no mistakes. Good.

Doug Howlett - 6

Missed one tackle on opposite Ben Cohen, which could have proved costly. Otherwise didn't see much of the ball. Few chances.

Tana Umaga - 7

Perfectly positioned on Dan Carter's shoulder for opening try, almost got a second. One bad knock-on, but strong defensive day.

Aaron Mauger - 4

Charged-down clearing kick led to England try, sloppy handling, average kicking, toiled hard in defence. Not one of his best.

Sitiveni Sivivatu - 6

Sloppy, casual start, but rarely saw the ball in attacking situations.

Daniel Carter - 8

Breaks set up both All Black tries, a critical tackle on Mark Cueto, and kicked 5 from 6. Conceded penalty which led to England's try, but a top day.

Byron Kelleher - 6

Badly missed tackle on Pat Sanderson and caught out in the leadup to England's try. Important tackle, among many, on Mike Tindall. Up and down, mostly good.

Rodney So'oialo - 7.5

The unexpected lineout king, with five takes. Dropped the ball twice early, but plenty of solid defensive work. His best test.

Chris Masoe - 7

Eventful day. Plenty of good things. Unlucky to lose 20 minutes when the props were sinbinned, then copped a yellow himself.

Jerry Collins - 8

One rash pass late on could have been costly. The only blot on a strong, committed performance. A tireless defensive warrior throughout.

Chris Jack - 7

Only took a couple of lineouts. Tough battle against Steve Borthwick. Rarely sighted. Part of strong defensive, and scrum, effort.

Ali Williams - 7

For Williams read Jack, and replace Borthwick with Danny Grewcock. Increasingly influential pack figure.

Carl Hayman - 8

Scrum rock who put England's young pretender in his place. Immense, immovable figure at the set piece.

Keven Mealamu - 7

Burrowed over for the second try, but his throwing radar went wonky in the final quarter.

Tony Woodcock - 7

Impressive again. Got a yellow card for pulling a maul down. Strong day.

RESERVES

Andrew Hore - Not used.

Neemia Tialata - Lucky to escape head shot on Charlie Hodgson, sinbinned for lying on the ball. Ordinary all round.

Jason Eaton - A couple of minutes while Williams was bandaged.

Mose Tuiali'i - Last 4 minutes for So'oialo.

Piri Weepu - Got the last 8 minutes.

Leon MacDonald - On for the last 3 minutes for Mauger.

Joe Rokocoko - Got the last 7 minutes, one good run.

ENGLAND

Josh Lewsey - 7

Strong defence, especially under high ball. Generally well covered, but a decent game.

Mark Cueto - 7

Tidy defensive day. A couple of chances, proving he's wasted standing outside a plodding midfield.

Jamie Noon - 5

Defensively okay, offensively no threat. No attacking edge, so nothing unusual about this England midfield.

Mike Tindall - 6.5

One half break, solid going back and forward, although one silly flip pass wasted a good position.

Ben Cohen - 7

Strong runner who thirsted for action. Like Cueto, wasted on the extremities of this backline.

Charlie Hodgson - 7

Kicked five from six and had a decent day. Copped a head high shot from Tialata. Couldn't ignite the backline, but not sure who could.

Matt Dawson - 7

Early charge down led to England try. Never gave up. Good battle with Kelleher. Good chats with referee.

Martin Corry - 6.5

Scored England's try. An honest toiler lacking an inspired edge. Gave away silly possession as England threatened at the end. Bad miss on Carter in first try.

Lewis Moody - 7

Energetic, didn't drop his head, plenty of defensive hustle. Challenged strongly at the restarts. Good day out.

Pat Sanderson - 7

Powerful run down the touchline showed his pace, got through much defensive work. Decent footballer.

Danny Grewcock - 7

Conceded early penalty, as usual. Strong figure in close quarters. Kept powderkeg temperament in check.

Steve Borthwick - 7

England's best lineout man. Some strong tackles, good grunt level.

Phil Vickery - 5

Veteran unable to make impact at the scrum against Woodcock. Durable toiler.

Steve Thompson - 6

Big man, big voice, plenty of huff and puff and the odd decent moment, but no more.

Andrew Sheridan - 5

Never gave up, but got a lesson. He's young and he's promising. Watch out in World Cup year.

RESERVES

Lee Mears - Not used.

Matt Stevens - Last 7 minutes for Sheridan.

Louis Deacon - Not used.

Chris Jones - Not used.

Harry Ellis - Not used.

Ollie Barkley - Not used.

Mark van Gisbergen - Not used.