Johnson ready for Welsh fire

MARTIN JOHNSON has steeled England for the most hostile RBS 6 Nations reception of them all ahead of Friday night’s Millennium Stadium showdown with Wales.

England have not won in Cardiff since Johnson was captain in 2003, and he has warned his squad they will not experience a more fervent anti-English sentiment.

Potentially a third of England’s starting team — including the likes of Ben Youngs, Ben Foden and Dan Cole — will be playing a Test at the Millennium Stadium for the first time.