The stats on the players for this weekend's second All Blacks v Poms test at Christchurch.  The Poms ringing in the changes out back after their pretty dismal backline performance, but leaving the pack as is, but for Loch Ness Sheridan (a real Myth) being replaced by the Wasps Tim Payne.  This brings the England champions presence in the pack to four, plus Joe Worsley on the bench.

All Black debuts for Waikato's Richard Kahui and North Harbour's Rudi Wulf.  Adam Thomson gets his second test match, and his first start also.

England team stats:

15:  Mathew Tait (Newcastle) : 32 years : 24 tests : 1.83m : 90kg
14:  Topsy Ojo (London Irish) : 23 years : 1 test : 1.84m : 83kg
13:  Mike Tindall (Gloucester) : 29 years : 55 tests : 1.85m : 101kg
12:  Jamie Noon (Newcastle) : 28 years : 32 tests : 1.78m : 89kg
11:  Tom Varndell (Leicester) : 22 years : 3 tests : 1.93m : 102kg
10:  Toby Flood (Newcastle) : 22 years : 17 tests : 1.88m : 92kg
9:  Danny Care (Harlequins) : 21 years : 1 test : 1.75m : 76kg

Backline tests:  133, average 19.

8:  Luke Narraway (Gloucester) : 24 years : 4 tests : 1.91m : 108kg
7:  Tom Rees  (Wasps) : 23 years : 10 tests : 1.84m : 98kg
6:  James Haskell (Wasps) : 23 years : 7 tests : 1.93m : 110kg
5:  Steve Borthwick (Bath, captain) : 29 years : 38 tests : 1.98m : 114kg
4:  Tom Palmer (Wasps) : 29 years : 9 tests : 1.99m : 105kg
3:  Matt Stevens (Bath) : 25 years : 27 tests : 1.87m : 121kg
2:  Lee Mears (Bath) : 29 years : 24 tests : 1.76m : 100kg
1:  Tim Payne (Wasps) : 29 years : 6 tests : 1.85m : 119kg

Forward pack tests:  125, average 15.

16:  David Paice (London Irish) : 25 years : 1 test : 1.85m : 101kg
17:  Jason Hobson (Bristol) : 25 years : new cap : 1.80m : 108kg
18:  Ben Kay (Leicester) : 32 years : 59 tests : 1.96m : 117kg
19:  Joe Worsley (Wasps) : 30 years : 66 tests : 1.95m : 109kg
20:  Pete Richards (London Irish) : 30 years : 12 tests : 1.77m : 85kg
21: Olly Barkley (Bath) : 26 years : 21 tests : 1.80m : 92kg
22: David Strettle (Harlequins) : 25 years : 5 tests : 1.80m : 86kg

Reserve tests:  164 tests, average 23.
Total tests:  422, average 19.

All Black team stats:

1  Neemia Tialata (Wellington, Hurricanes) : 25 years : 23 tests : 1.87m : 129kg
2  Andrew Hore (Taranaki, Hurricanes) : 29 years : 27 tests : 1.83m : 111kg
3  Greg Somerville (Canterbury, Crusaders) : 30 years : 58 tests : 1.87m : 115kg
4  Ali Williams (Tasman, Crusaders) : 27 years : 48 tests ; 2:02m : 112kg
5  Brad Thorn (Tasman, Crusaders) : 33 years : 14 tests : 1:95m : 113kg
6  Adam Thomson (Otago, Highlanders) : 26 years : 1 test : 1.96m : 112kg
7  Richie McCaw (Canterbury, Crusaders, captain) : 27 years : 61 tests : 1:87m : 106kg
8  Rodney So’oialo (Wellington, Hurricanes) : 28 years : 43 tests : 1.90m : 107kg

Forward pack tests:  241 tests, average 30.

9  Andy Ellis (Canterbury, Crusaders) : 24 years : 6 tests ; 1.81m : 92kg
10  Dan Carter (Canterbury, Crusaders) : 26 years : 46 tests : 1:78m : 91kg
12 Ma’a Nonu (Wellington, Hurricanes) : 26 years : 20 tests : 1.82m : 102kg
11  Rudi Wulf (North Harbour, Blues) : 26 years : new cap : 1.85m : 100kg
13  Richard Kahui (Waikato, Chiefs) : 26 years ; new cap : 1.86m : 95kg
14  Sitiveni Sivivatu (Waikato, Chiefs) : 26 years : 23 tests : 1.85m : 100kg
15  Leon MacDonald (Canterbury, Crusaders) : 30 years : 53 tests : 1.81m : 96kg

Backline tests:  148, average 21.

16  Keven Mealamu (Auckland, Blues) : 29 years : 52 tests : 1.81m : 106kg
17  Tony Woodcock (North Harbour, Blues) : 37 years : 38 tests : 1.84m : 118kg
18  Anthony Boric (North Harbour, Blues) : 24 years : 1 test : 2.00m : 110kg
19  Sione Lauaki (Waikato, Chiefs) : 26 years : 12 tests : 1.94m : 115kg
20  Jimmy Cowan (Southland, Highlanders) : 26 years : 10 tests : 1.82m : 91kg
21  Stephen Donald (Waikato, Chiefs) : 24 years : 1 test : 1.90m : 98kg
22  Mils Muliaina  (Waikato, Chiefs) : 27 years : 57 tests : 1.83m : 93kg

Reserve tests:  171 tests, average 24.
Total tests:  560, average 25.