Match preview: England v New Zealand Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham | Date: Saturday 15 November | Kick-off: 15:10 GMT Coverage: BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, and live text on the BBC Sport website and app.
England head into Saturday’s Quilter Nations Series clash with New Zealand with injury doubts over Tommy Freeman and Ollie Chessum. Freeman is being monitored for a hamstring issue, while second-row Chessum has a foot problem and was pictured on crutches at the team hotel. Both players started the victories over Australia and Fiji but missed Monday’s training session.
Head coach Steve Borthwick has several contingency plans if Freeman is ruled out on the wing. Elliot Daly is available after recovering from the fractured forearm he sustained on the Lions tour, though he has not featured since 2 July. Tom Roebuck looks to have overcome an ankle knock, and Henry Arundell enhanced his selection case with a superb try in England’s 38-18 win over Fiji. Freddie Steward, who started against Australia, appears fit after a hand injury and is expected to contest the full-back role alongside Daly and Marcus Smith.
In the second row, Maro Itoje — who began the Fiji game on the
