New Zealand may not be the imperious double World Cup winners they were in 2015, but at the start of the Autumn Series, a fortnight before their showdown with England at Twickenham, they were still second in the world rankings.

The All Blacks are also, in their own eyes, and those of most neutrals around the world, a cut above England.
This stands to reason given results between New Zealand and England over the last two decades.
Since England’s 13-man victory in Wellington just before the 2003 World Cup, their record against New Zealand is a long litany of the losses.
Come up short
To be pr...