England recall props Marler, Stuart to face All Blacks

Stuart scored two tries as England scored 19 unanswered points in the last 10 minutes to draw 25-25 draw at Twickenham in the sides' last meeting in November 2022.

Cole drops to the bench and is in line to win his 114th cap to equal Jason Leonard as England's second-most capped men's player, while Fin Baxter and Ollie Sleightholme could win their first caps.

Alex Coles replaces the suspended Charlie Ewels among the substitutes with Ben Spencer coming onto the bench for Harry Randall.

England players are all smiles after their big Test win over Japan in Tokyo. (AP PHOTO)

"It doesn't get more challenging than playing New Zealand at home, but it's exactly where we want to be," England coach Steve Borthwick said.

"We want to find out more about ourselves and test ourselves against one of the best teams in the world.

"Test rugby is a game of fine margins, so our mindset is going to be very important on Saturday. We'll need to be mentally strong, play a tactically smart game, and maintain our discipline."

ENGLAND TEAM:

George Furbank, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Henry Slade, Ollie Lawrence, Tommy Freeman, Marcus Smith, Alex Mitchell, Ben Earl, Sam Underhill, Chandler Cunningham-South, George Martin, Maro Itoje, Will Stuart, Jamie George (capt), Joe Marler. Replacements: Theo Dan, Fin Baxter, Dan Cole, Alex Coles, Tom Curry, Ben Spencer, Fin Smith, Ollie Sleightholme,

With Reuters.