Jamie George and Co must withstand an All Blacks backlash after Joe Marler's Haka comments - with the stakes high for Steve Borthwick's England side at Twickenham

Whatever else they have planned, England’s ideal response to the Haka should be to stare it down, then beat the All Blacks. Captain Jamie George and his England side will have to be braced for a New Zealand backlash The absent Joe Marler’s social media comments have created heightened pre-match tension There is more at stake for England against New Zealand than their response to the Haka A difficult campaign is in prospect if this first outing goes against the home side, given that the mighty Springboks are on their way to south west London in a fortnight. Head coach Steve Borthwick needs another scalp to justify the praise for an overhaul process Ellis Genge is back a month after being shoved around by Gloucester’s prop Afolabi Fasogbon New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson pointedly noted the scrum is one of their strengths Tamaiti Williams has been added to the front row, with the All Blacks set to steam into England It goes without saying that New Zealand will target this crucial area. Both teams will be braced for early ferocity but New Zealand have Damian McKenzie and electric scrum-half Cam Roigard among their back-up cast on the bench to create a fresh spark if needed, while England have Harry Randall and George Ford, who could take over the conductor’s baton, with Marcus Smith switched to full-back. Electric scrum-half Cam Roigard is among the back-up cast on New Zealand's bench George Ford, left, and Henry Slade are among the England players lacking in game time There are more questions and doubts.