England will not be able to live with the pace of the All Blacks, says Dan Carter

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 06: The All Blacks warm up during a New Zealand All Blacks training session at The Lensbury on November 6, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

‘s all-time leading points scorer Dan Carter has said he expects to be able to live with an team he believes is better than the one which won the in 2015.
The fly-half is predicting a win for Steve Hansen’s side following their 69-31 victory over last weekend, contrary to England kicking off their with a triumph over the .
“The world has seen what the All Blacks have done since the 2015 World Cup when we had a fantastic campaign in England, but I personally feel they have got stronger,” he said at a MasterCard event in Tokyo.
“The speed that they are playing the game in the last couple of years has been a lot faster than other teams.
“But, we don’t often get the chance to come up against northern hemisphere teams a lot, so this is a great test for the All Blacks, just to see where they are at.
“I just think the speed at which the All Blacks play the game might just be a little bit too much for England to live with them for 80 minutes.”
Beauden Barrett has occupied the 10 jersey Carter vacated when he retired after the World Cup three years ago. And the All Blacks great who scored 1,598 points for the three-time winners stood firmly behind the 27-year-old following criticisms over his place-kicking.
“I think what differentiates him from other 10s around the world is his attacking mindset and just having, not only the skills, but more importantly the speed that he has to create these opportunities,” Carter said.
New Zealand are unbeaten against England in their past five meetings dating back to the 38-21 defeat in 2012 to ‘s side.


All Blacks team to play England on Saturday (KO 15:00)

New Zealand: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Jack Goodhue, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 Aaron Smith; 1 Karl Tu’inukuafe, 2 Codie Taylor, 3 Owen Franks, 4 Sam Whitelock, 5 Brodie Retallick, 6 Liam Squire, 7 Ardie Savea, 8 Kieran Read (capt).
Replacements: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Nepo Laulala, 19 Scott Barrett, 20 Matt Todd, 21 TJ Perenara, 22 Richie Mo’unga, 23 Ryan Crotty.

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