All Blacks look for clean sweep
New Zealand determined to step up a gear in final test against England, and also equal world record-run of victories with 17 test wins
The All Blacks have their sights on a world record run of victories as they look for a clean sweep against England in Saturday's third and final test in Hamilton.
Although New Zealand wrapped up the series by winning the first two tests, assistant coach Ian Foster said: "We don't feel we've put the foot on the throat to the point we want to."
The All Blacks scraped a narrow 20-15 victory in the first test and were pushed to the wire in Dunedin last weekend in their 28-27 win.
We don’t feel we’ve put the foot on the throat to the point we want to
The All Blacks have made only two injury-related changes as they work on getting their preferred starting line-up playing with more consistency.
However England, with the series gone, have swung the axe and made seven changes as their quest to beat the All Blacks now becomes a search for sound combinations before they host next year's World Cup.
"I still think we are finding out who can really deliver at the highest level," England coach Stuart Lancaster said. "Our aim was to win a test series and we are disappointed that we haven't.
At stake for New Zealand is not only a further chance to gain a psychological blow over England, but also to become the most successful tier-one test nation.
They have already won 16 tests in a row and a win on Saturday will equal the record of 17 held by the All Blacks (1965-69) and Springboks (1997-98).