Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry are in Wales on tour with the All Blacks, they feel that the All Black forwards need to step up to deliver quick ball to their attacking backs, and expect an open and fast match under the roof in perfect conditions.

Beauden Barrett will start at first-five for the All Blacks against Wales and believes it will be 'survival of the fittest' to win. Sam Whitelock needs the tight five to stick to their core roles while coach Steve Hansen has let the '07 RWC match go and knows 'Wales will chuck everything at us'.

Warren Gatland was right - Beauden Barrett will start at first-five for the All Blacks against Wales on Sunday morning. Hansen said Barrett deserved his shot ahead of the others despite having played only about 25 minutes in the past three weeks. The other key selection was fullback and right wing, with Ben Smith and Charles Piutau winning those respective positions. Israel Dagg has been left out of the squad.

All Black captain Richie McCaw remembers the highs and lows of his 100 tests, Steve Hansen tells of the first time he saw McCaw play and ordering his plays not to 'snot him' at rucks.. Kieran Read knows it's a massive deal even if the skipper wants to put the team first.

Test number 14 for the season, and always a match the All Blacks struggle with (remember Ireland last year) join Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry in Wales for their opinion and analysis on tour with the All Blacks.

Wales coach Warren Gatland is confident Beauden Barrett will get the nod to wear the All Blacks No10 jersey against his team at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday. Barrett is up against three other first-fives - Dan Carter, Aaron Cruden and Colin Slade - for the starting position but Kiwi Gatland today wasted no time in telling the media who he thinks will be calling the shots. At the Wales' team announcement press conference, skipper and loose forward Sam Warburton was asked who he thought would be selected, only to be interrupted by Gatland, who said: "It will be Barrett, I think."

Sonny Bill Williams is a father, his wife having given birth to a girl in the early hours this morning. The 22-cap All Black missed training to stay in contact during the birth but he will not be flying home to New Zealand until after the test against Wales in Cardiff.

Ben Franks, Dane Coles and Keven Mealamu visited the famous Celtic Football Club in Glasgow recently for a tour of the historical stadium

The All Blacks have arrived in Cardiff with question marks around who will wear the No10 jersey against Wales and there is a similar debate brewing around Warren Gatland's selection for first-five.

t was another scrappy start from the All Blacks, who looked overly eager to push passes and as a result many were spilt. Most worrying was the fact they didn't improve much as the test wore on. The failed to win enough quick ball and the stop-start nature of the match also counted against them.

Thank goodness for the All Black bench who swooped into save a day that most definitely needed to be saved. If the likes of Julian Savea, Dane Coles and Sonny Bill Williams had been hoping to dander on in the final quarter and have a bit of glory run, they were sorely disappointed. Instead, they were thrust into action on 55 minutes and told to sort out a performance that couldn't have been said to be unravelling as barely a stitch was ever sown.

Images from the All Blacks' test against Scotland at Murrayfield

Why wouldn't a McCaw be happy in the highlands and cities of Scotland, the All Black captain has sliped to number 6 for this test and feels the new AB's need to take thier chances while the old hand Daniael Carter can't wait to return.

Gregor Paul is back in his native Scotland with Patrick McKendry (actual kiwi) following the All Blacks with the New Zealand Herald, here their pre test opinion and analysis.

Dan Carter has admitted to doubts but also excitement as he prepares to return from yet another injury to the All Blacks' No10 jersey against Scotland on Sunday. "There's been a lot of frustration throughout the year," he said. "There has been doubt that has crept in in certain periods

James Parsons will make his debut at hooker, Colin Slade will start on the right wing, and Richie McCaw will play at blindside flanker... and the waterboy Dan Carter starts at first five — it’s all change for the All Blacks against Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday.

New Zealand born Scottish wing Sean Maitland looking ahead to playing his country of birth this weekend.

Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry give their analysis on Scotland beating Argentina and what the All Blacks can expect in this weekend's test match against Scotland.

All Blacks centre Conrad Smith has left the squad to return home to New Zealand for what coach Steve Hansen has called a "family matter". However, Hansen is confident Smith, a recent new father, will return after this weekend's test against Scotland at Murrayfield to be available to play Wales in Cardiff the following week.

Hear post match reaction, expert opinion and analysis from The New Zealand Herald team of Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry in London.

Here's the post match reaction from the England and All Blacks' captains and coaches. Whatever it may have looked like, the All Blacks can take a fair amount of pride and satisfaction from their efforts at Twickenham. It's not a fortress, but it is a tough place to win.

Images from the All Blacks v England test match at Twickenham in London.

All Blacks skipper is excited and ready for the England test, the AB's got tripped up last time in London and McCaw doesn't want a summer thinking about a loss.

NZ Herald's Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry give you the latest update before the All Blacks' test against England.

The All Blacks considered ditching the Ka Mate haka shortly after Graham Henry took over as coach, Britain's Daily Telegraph has reported. A decade ago, many All Blacks felt that the haka was no longer appropriate, All Blacks mental skills coach Gilbert Enoka Enoka told the Telegraph. Management and senior leaders, led by Tana Umaga, held discussions on how the haka could be maintained and kept relevant and consultations were held with Ngati Toa.

Aaron Cruden has been given the nod over both Dan Carter and Beauden Barrett for the All Blacks No10 jersey against England at Twickenham on Sunday (NZT).Cruden is one of only four players to retain their starting positions from the big victory over the USA in Chicago. The others are second-five Sonny Bill Williams, who was selected ahead of Malakai Fekitoa and Ryan Crotty, and No8 Kieran Read and fullback Israel Dagg.

The white collar has been dropped and it's gunmetal silver for numbers and logos. Revealed overnight in London, the new All Blacks strip will see the boys running out against England at Twickenham in the "blackest jersey ever" this weekend. The flash new threads have taken more than two years to develop and are expected to take the team through to next year's Rugby World Cup in the UK. Made from woven carbon fabric, the uniforms have been designed to accommodate player movement as well as hold their shape - ensuring our top rugby men can pull off all their on-field moves.

The All Blacks have a new look, and underwent some space-age tests to get the best out of their jerseys. Video / Adidas

The English media feel that the All Blacks v England test this Saturday is rehearsal for a World Cup final in 2015. New Zealand Herald rugby scribes Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry are in London giving their expert opinion and analysis.

England's increasing willingness to run the ball - which almost brought them dividends in Dunedin in June - is good not only for them and the game but also the All Blacks, according to Kieran Read and Julian Savea.