England's plan for All Blacks 'nailed on' - Lawrence

First Test: New Zealand v England

Date: Saturday, 6 July Kick-off: 08:05 BST Venue: Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

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Ollie Lawrence says England person "nailed on" their strategies arsenic they hole to tackle New Zealand successful Saturday's opening Test successful Dunedin.

England were criticised for a kick-heavy attack astatine times during past year's World Cup but showed signs of a much affirmative intent during their Six Nations triumph complete Ireland.

Their greater attacking endeavour continued successful nan constrictive conclusion by France and nan caller triumph complete Japan to statesman their summertime tour.

Lawrence will commencement astatine wrong centre successful nan first lucifer of their two-Test bid pinch nan All Blacks, and nan 24-year-old says nan visitors will person to beforehand up physically.

"We person sewage it nailed connected wrong our group really we consciousness we want to onslaught this game," Lawrence told BBC Sport.

"We cognize location are going to beryllium times erstwhile we person to play successful nan correct areas of nan section and power nan game, and times erstwhile we tin really spell astatine this team.

"We person to attraction connected nan adjacent occupation mentality and bring nan physicality to nan crippled successful each aspects."

England's onslaught is group to beryllium led by Marcus Smith aft he inspired Steve Borthwick's broadside to a thumping triumph complete Japan past month.

The Harlequins fly-half showed his scope of passing, moving and kicking skills successful his 13-point haul successful Tokyo, which included a slick effort from a well-executed set-play move.

Lawrence says Smith, 25, has been influential successful starring England's attacking blueprint successful nan build-up to facing nan All Blacks successful an distant bid for nan first clip successful a decade.

Smith's capacity against Japan intends he retains nan 10 jersey contempt title from namesake Fin Smith, pinch Racing 92's Owen Farrell retired of nan image and George Ford unavailable pinch an Achilles injury.

This is not nan first clip Lawrence has visited New Zealand.

The erstwhile Bromsgrove pupil toured pinch nan schoolhouse successful 2017 and watched nan last Test betwixt nan All Blacks and nan British and Irish Lions astatine Eden Park.

Lawrence recalls nan representation of watching Jamie George correspond nan Lions that day.

To his surprise, he now plays nether nan hooker's captaincy for England, who are chasing a first triumph against nan All Blacks successful New Zealand since 2003.

"It was rather funny because it was only 3 aliases 4 years later I was successful nan aforesaid squad arsenic immoderate of those boys," said Lawrence.

"It is rather surreal, but personally it besides makes it consciousness rather typical and I'm privileged I person managed to get present and correspond my country.

"Not galore teams triumph successful New Zealand, truthful what a awesome opportunity to travel present pinch a young squad and commencement this adjacent section pinch England."