England Duo Freeman And Chessum Battling Injuries

Quilter Nations Series: England v New Zealand

Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Date: Saturday, 15 November Kick-off: 15:10 GMT

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England person wounded concerns complete Tommy Freeman and Ollie Chessum for their autumn world against New Zealand connected Saturday.

Versatile backmost Freeman is being monitored for a hamstring injury, while 2nd statement Chessum has a ft wounded and was spotted astatine nan England squad edifice connected crutches.

The British and Irish Lions duo started England's wins against Australia and Fiji but missed training connected Monday.

Head coach Steve Borthwick has plentifulness of different helping options should Northampton backmost Freeman beryllium ruled out.

Elliot Daly is disposable for action aft completing his betterment from nan fractured forearm he sustained connected nan Lions tour, while Tom Roebuck looks to person flooded an ankle wounded and Henry Arundell staked his lawsuit for a starting spot pinch a stunning effort successful Saturday's 38-18 triumph complete Fiji.

Meanwhile, Freddie Steward looks to person recovered from a manus wounded to compete pinch Daly and Marcus Smith for nan full-back spot.

Captain Maro Itoje started nan Fiji crippled connected nan chair connected Saturday and could return complete from Chessum, pinch Alex Coles keeping his spot successful nan starting XV.

England are connected a tally of 9 Test wins nether Borthwick and moved up to 4th successful nan world rankings this week pursuing nan triumph complete Fiji, overtaking France aft their loss to world champions South Africa.

Borthwick is expected to sanction his squad connected Thursday.

The All Blacks, classed 2nd successful nan world, person won some their matches truthful acold this autumn, beating Ireland 26-13 successful their opening circuit lucifer earlier overcoming Scotland 25-17 connected Saturday acknowledgment to a melodramatic precocious Damian McKenzie try.

England person not beaten New Zealand since their 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final successful Yokohama and person not defeated them astatine Twickenham since 2012.

Former skipper Jamie George says England should clasp nan juncture and not beryllium overawed by New Zealand's reputation.

"You've sewage to beryllium astatine your champion because they're not conscionable different team," he said. "They are arguably nan champion squad successful nan world astatine nan minute. They've sewage world-class players.

"They are arsenic complete a squad arsenic location is retired there. They're awesome and they look to measurement up a cogwheel erstwhile they travel to Allianz Stadium.

"We've sewage to travel up pinch a clear gameplan that's going to put them nether arsenic overmuch unit arsenic imaginable and past spell retired and execute it perfectly because that's what we'll request to do to win."