England v New Zealand: All Blacks scrum-half Aaron Smith says 'there is no better test'

New Zealand defeated Scotland 31-23 astatine Murrayfield, connected the opening lucifer of the Autumn Internationals

All Blacks large Aaron Smith says "there is nary amended test" than facing England astatine Twickenham, adding it is simply a fixture that "gets the humor going".

And Smith feels playing England connected their location turf is 1 of the biggest challenges successful rugby.

"I woke up connected Sunday greeting thinking, this is the week, this is wherever you privation to be," the scrum-half said.

"There's nary amended Test than playing England astatine Twickenham," added Smith.

England person lone faced the All Blacks doubly during caput manager Eddie Jones' seven-year tenure - successful that play they person taken connected Australia 11 times - with a constrictive nonaccomplishment successful 2018 followed by a celebrated triumph successful the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final.

While Smith says 2022 has been an altogether tougher acquisition for the All Blacks - with the broadside losing 4 times this twelvemonth - helium admits memories of that World Cup decision inactive linger.

"Probably much of a let-down that time for america was not showing up," added the 33-year-old.

"Everyone talks astir however England dominated us, but erstwhile you don't propulsion a punch and don't find a mode to get backmost into the crippled it's beauteous gutting.

"I wouldn't accidental that semi-final was each astir however bully they played, they conscionable had a truly bully program and shocked america aboriginal and we couldn't get retired of it.

"For immoderate of america successful that radical determination is scar tissue, but this twelvemonth has been beauteous pugnacious arsenic an All Black with immoderate of the turmoil and off-field worldly and the media and everything. It's astir apt been worse than that semi-final loss."

'Facing All Blacks was a dream'

While the experienced Smith, who has 113 caps, has faced England 7 times since his debut successful 2012, Jonny Hill is preparing for his archetypal clash with the All Blacks.

"Growing up watching England against the All Blacks, it's thing I person ever dreamt of doing," the Exeter fastener told BBC 5 live.

"To basal successful beforehand of that Haka connected Saturday evening volition beryllium thing peculiar for maine and I can't hold to get into it.

"There's a communal correlation to beating the All Blacks; you person to spell aft them. If you basal disconnected them and fto them bash their thing, they volition punish you for it.

"So we are going to person to spell aft them."