IAIN BALSHAW has urged England to show “no fear” when they face the most daunting prospect in world rugby – stopping New Zealand.

MATHEW TAIT has become England’s latest injury casualty ahead of their Twickenham appointment with World Cup favourites New Zealand on November 5.

ANDY ROBINSON has refuted suggestions he has “lost the dressing room” following England’s abysmal Six Nations Championship display against France in Paris last Sunday.

Twickenham boss Francis Baron has stressed the need for England to halt their slump ahead of Saturday’s RBS Six Nations Championship appointment with Ireland.

DEFIANT England boss Andy Robinson is confident he can put his ailing world champions back on track despite another season of underachievement in the Six Nations.

WHILE France remain the bookies favourites to regain the championship they last won in 2004, Ireland’s sole Six Nations focus should be on beating England in Twickenham, thus securing the Triple Crown for only the eighth time in our long rugby history.

Andy Robinson has wielded the axe after England’s French farce and dropped six World Cup winners for the Six Nations Championship finale against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.

Tom Voyce is set to make his first RBS 6 Nations start on Saturday after Josh Lewsey was ruled out of England’s trip to face Italy in Rome with a shoulder injury.

ANDY ROBINSON expects England to encounter a “highly-charged” Wales team in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations opener at Twickenham.

England boss Andy Robinson has named a revised 27-man squad to prepare for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations opener against Wales at Twickenham.

ENGLAND’S options in selecting an exciting new centre combination for the RBS 6 Nations opener against Wales have been reduced by the withdrawal of Olly Barkley through injury.

Ben Cohen’s rich try-scoring form has been rewarded with a recall to the England squad for the autumn Investec Test series.

Ben Cohen fractured a cheekbone rather than his jaw in yesterday’s Tsunami Aid match between the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere at Twickenham.

Duncan Bell today appeared on the verge of an England call-up – just three months after being told he could not play for Wales.

England’s injury jinx returned with a vengeance tonight just eight days before the faltering world champions tackle RBS 6 Nations title favourites Ireland in Dublin.

Biarritz and France loose forward Serge Betsen emerged from his citing charge today for an alleged pre-meditated trip on London Wasps’ Stuart Abbott in the Heineken Cup without a suspension.

France coach Bernard Laporte has made five changes in his squad ahead of their second RBS 6 Nations match against England at Twickenham on Sunday.

France captain Fabien Pelous has refused to be disheartened by their poor performance against Scotland on Saturday and remains optimistic about the prospects for Les Bleus to do well in the RBS 6 Nations.

France coach Bernard Laporte has urged his side to use the fear factor to beat England on Sunday in their RBS 6 Nations Championship clash.

FRANCE have recalled flanker Serge Betsen to their squad to face England at Twickenham next Sunday.

ITALY’S Salvatore Costanzo could miss the entire RBS 6 Nations tournament with a back injury.

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RUGBY legend Jonathan Davies has backed claims by Wales coach Mike Ruddock that England are better off without Jonny Wilkinson.

Jason Robinson was tonight confirmed as England captain for the RBS 6 Nations Championship opener against Wales in Cardiff on February 5.

England’s midfield injury jinx has struck again – with Wasps centre Stuart Abbott set to miss the entire RBS 6 Nations Championship.

England boss Andy Robinson was tonight reeling from the worst possible blow to his Six Nations plans – losing World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson.

MIKE TINDALL’S hopes of starting the RBS Six Nations Championship are effectively over.

Will Greenwood tonight joined his England midfield colleague Mike Tindall in facing a race against time to make the world champions’ RBS 6 Nations Championship opener against Wales.

Llanelli Scarlets 17 Wasps 20

England boss Clive Woodward today elevated Wasps prop Tim Payne to Test match status, and declared: “I have every confidence that he will step up to the mark.”

England captain Lawrence Dallaglio today rallied his players for “one big effort” as the world champions’ season nears its conclusion.

England arrived in Australia tonight for the first time since they were crowned world champions with head coach Clive Woodward feeling the full effects of an injury crisis.

England arrived at the All Blacks’ Eden Park fortress today knowing they faced a huge task to regain their self-esteem.

All Blacks coach Graham Henry is determined New Zealand will not take victory over England for granted.

CLIVE WOODWARD came out fighting last night and declared that England will be back to their World Cup-winning form by the end of this year.

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Mike Catt will make his first England start since the World Cup semi-final victory over France in Saturday’s first Test against New Zealand.

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Lawrence Dallaglio tonight played down Wasps’ Heineken Cup final favourites tag as the English champions prepared for an epic European showdown with French giants Toulouse.

Wasps today received a major Heineken Cup final boost when centre Fraser Waters was declared fit for Sunday’s showdown against Toulouse at Twickenham.

Australia will try to target England’s lack of experience at fly-half when the two sides meet in June’s World Cup final rematch at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium.